What Really Gets Us In Life

I've decided that as we get older stress is what really gets us down. It's not jobs, tasks, daily routines or anything like that. It's stress. When we focus too much and too hard on everything around us stress takes over and that's when things start to go downhill. We can be excited about everything we do but when we dwell too much on the work and not on having a good time or enjoying ourselves we don't function as well as we could. Now of course there are going to be stressful times that we can't avoid but we shouldn't keep ourselves in those stress spots for very long. Even if we only get away for a day or maybe just have a good laugh or cry it will help and things will start to brighten. It says in the Bible that we aren't to worry about the future and don't dwell on the past. I think what God is trying to tell everyone is live life one day at a time and live it to the fullest. Work hard but don't stress because tomorrow will take care of itself and the past is the past. Take time to enjoy life and to laugh and have a good time. We can't enjoy today if we're reliving the past or fretting about the future. We can't go into tomorrow and do what needs to be done. We just have to accomplish today's goals. Who knows? Tomorrow may never come and you'll have spent your last day stressing instead of living, loving, and laughing. We've got to stop and smell the roses, relax in a hamock, tell stories, do something to make the day less stressful and more enjoyable. Stress is what makes a person seem older, depressed, and frustrated. Fight it because we have the capability of feeling young, alive, and happy.