DE-STRESS: What Causes Stress?

DAILY INSIGHT Eckhart Tolle wrote that “stress is caused by being ‘here’ but wanting to be ‘there’.” A mentality that tells you the grass is always greener will stop you from feeling contentment. And that’s where the power of mindfulness comes in: mindfulness practice trains the mind to arrive in the present moment. To notice what is. And to experience this moment in all its beauty, pain, or normality. DAILY ACTION Imagine that your life as you know it was over; suddenly, you were moved from this place to somewhere completely new, leaving everything you know behind. What would you miss? The big, dramatic stuff? Or the everyday moments that often pass you by? Mindfulness allows you to appreciate the normal, yet incredibly special parts of each day. Be here.