Stress

There is a lot of stress in my life right now and there has been for many months.

I would like to think good people never bring stress upon themselves, but that would not be true.

Most stress is directly related to something we do, or do not do. Sometimes it is both.

Raise a child to believe she is above the rules, does not have to abide by any laws, or be a productive contributor to both her family and her community and you are creating a problem. Both for the child and you, and the world.

Fall so irrevocably in love that you ignore all faults in a beloved and all warning signs from both the world and those who love you, and you are waiting for a broken heart.

Trust in people you do not know to be implicitly trustworthy and you put your entire life at risk.

Some of life's greatest stressors have to do with people we love and how both we and they respond to the stimuli in this world.

But all is not lost. 

Everyone can begin again if they really want to. They just have to be willing to make the necessary changes. If they don't, the consequences can be brutal. A mind constantly under stress deteriorates and so does a heart.