Being stressed filters life through a distorted lens. Being uptight and worried makes it really hard to see what’s right with the world. Whatever tends to be the biggest issue in life tends to be the biggest focus. If stress is looming large, stressful things may be all you can see.

There are a lot of pathways to feeling stressed. Busy schedules, demanding workloads, and people. All. The. People. 

The thing about stressful people is you can’t control them. People have free will and their own agendas, which makes it hard to assert yourself and get them to back off...

There are many reasons to avoid stress - From the health challenges stemming from stressful situations to the drain stressful people have on your mood, and everything in between. Stress causes weight loss, weight gain, bad skin, anxiety, and depression, and… it robs your joy! 

Joy is...