The Tao Of Stress: How To Calm, Balance, And Simplify Your Life - Plot & Excerpts
In addition, friends, family members, acquaintances, colleagues, coworkers, and others also often tell us what we should desire, get, see, or watch, where and what we should eat, and so on in order for their desires— yes, their desires— to be met. In a very real sense, and unfortunately, our self- worth often hinges on attaining what others tell us we should desire. If we don’t please them, we fear that they may not like or appreciate us. This is clearly a threat to our self- worth and leads to chronic stress. If we haven’t attained the things that others say we should desire, we feel threatened and stressed until we obtain them. If we do attain these things, we still feel threatened because we’re afraid we’ll lose them or because we think they aren’t enough. As a result, we are still chronically stressed. This becomes an ongoing cycle in which we are never satisfied. We all have basic desires that are part of our evolutionary tool kit, such as for safety, security, shelter, food, a good income, companionship, sex, having children, being healthy, getting adequate movement or exercise, feeling good, being happy, being liked, and so on.
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