Self Control, Emotional Health & Balancing Stress
Jul 21, 20221)
Your environment is the invisible hand that shapes all human behavior.
Which means . . .
The people with the best self-control are typically the ones who need to use it the least.
2)
Your emotions have a physical component to them.
It’s why you workout to “blow off steam,” aka processing unearthed anger.
It’s why you walk to “gain mental clarity,” aka processing unearthed stress.
It’s why you run to “escape life’s demands,” aka processing unearthed fear.
Prioritizing your physical health also benefits your emotional health too.
3)
Stress is tricky.
Too much of it? We crash and burn.
Not enough of it? We don’t stretch and grow.
It's a tension to manage.