Prime Time P.T. Never underestimate the power of relaxation, so hurry up and do nothing. I recently walked into my office to find my eight o'clock patient pacing the floor. Then he asked me for my qualifications. As a lawyer whose specialty was corporate takeovers, this man was a battering ram bulldozing his way through life. He carried his stress in his upper body and by the force of his tensed neck muscles, squashed his own disks.
People carry more than the weight of gravity on their shoulders.
They carry heavy ambitions, pressing obligations and a heap of worry. An irritated boss or an overdue assignment isn't as dangerous as being out in the wild, but the part of the brain that tells us when to fight or flight isn't clever at distinguishing shades of meaning. I can't stand it when people tell me to relax. If others were paying my bills and taking care of my patients, I could goof off, have wine with lunch or read a good book. You have to find ways to wriggle out from under stress evil grip.