We begin to fragment. We start to lose our fluid integrity as fully expressed and responsive human beings. In a nutshell, stress happened. While a certain amount of stress is natural to life, our search for technological shortcuts to comfort and convenience has ironically created unprecedented waves of stress in our modern lives. Our nervous systems are constantly reacting to a barrage of phone calls, faxes, e-mails, frenzied traffic and numbing schedules.
Life seems to have become more of a struggle, with less rather than more time to rest.
Sooner or later we really hit the wall. We end up sick in bed. Or a major crisis stuns us into a temporary halt. Stress has got the better of us. Not surprisingly, the World Health Organization is now listing stress as a prime contributor to the five leading causes of death such as cancer and heart disease.