Another Type of Stress

I hate stress.  You hate stress.  Let’s be honest, nobody enjoys stress.  However, there are different definitions of stress.  Besides the common definition of stress as a hindrance on the mind of a person it can also be used to show the “importance attached to a thing, or significance, meaning,emphasis, consequence; weight, value, worth.”  Some people say stress over the menial is wrong and that people don’t stress the important,  but it’s time to clear this up.  When we neglect to focus on the small and ignore those little things, then we will eventually drive ourselves insane without our knowledge of doing so.  It is significant to take value in all the small parts of life and never take anything for granted, yet people are taking their focus and effort and setting aside too much time for only the big things in life.  For all of this I am not discussing focusing on a specific object such as a diamond ring versus a piece of toast, but rather the ideas and values that go behind it.  Obviously spend more time on the diamond ring and put your effort into that, however the ideas behind the toast can be stronger and have a longer lasting effect on a person than the diamond ring.  Besides marriage, a diamond ring doesn’t set a mentality up.  It is so expensive that buying one becomes an inconsistent process, however the piece of toast can completely change your life.  When you choose to make a piece of toast in the morning, you are choosing to set up your day and put enough energy within you to make it to lunch.  This is the mentality that you want raise your mental and cognitive state of mind so that you can succeed. Putting stress on the little things in life can form positive patterns that eventually will lead to not having to even think about those things.  The cliché holds true that every little detail counts and placing an extra emphasis, or stress on those can be more rewarding than you will ever know.  Always remember that it’s the little things in life that truly make a person happy and that make a person’s life whole. 

Do not stress over the small details, but rather stress the small details and make them important.  Do no let the seemingly big things take away all your time, for one day you will realize that the little things are the true big things.