Breath Notes - Perseverance, a poem

Breath Notes – Perserverance – A Poem Stress is inherent not in an event, but rather in how we perceive that event.

“When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,

When the road you’re trudging seems all-uphill,

When the funds are low and the debts are high,

And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,

When care is pressing you down a bit, REST-if you must-but don’t you quit.

Success is failure turned inside out-

The silver tint of the cloud of doubt,

And you never can tell how close you are,

It may be near when it seems afar.

So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit-

It’s when things seem worse that you mustn’t quit.”

                                                                                                             - Author unknown

By modifying one’s perceptions, the degree of stress is reduced significantly. Before reacting to the circumstances around you, change your focus towards spiritual and physical peace. And trust that your circumstances will take care of themselves. JUST BREATHE ……….