Dealing with Family Stress!

Hi Everyone!

       Oh man I think any one person can write pages and pages on the stress of life and how much stress they have! I am no different. I could write pages and pages on all the different kinds of stress there are in my life right now. 

       There are so many kinds of stress in our life, from marriage, kids, school, work etc. But how are the best ways to cope with the stresses of life and is stress good for us? Coming from a family of many stressful events I have seen the situations that have made us stronger and I have seen the stresses that some of us did not deal with so positively. In my own experience I have found that when we cope with stress in a negative way we do not find as much appreciation for the lessons life has to offer. I believe there is a reason for everything in life. There is a lesson in everything. In my Family class we learned that stress is actually good for us. It helps us to push and be motivated. I also know that stress is not desired, its not sought out for and its not wished upon. But as part of life it happens. 

      Family life is probably one of the most stressful environments! There is always something to compete for or there is always something that will come up in life that will either pull us all together or put drifts between each member of the family. Just depends on how you want to deal with it. My parents raised us to not give up and to not let a stressful situation beat us down or win. So in life I have tried to look at each stressful experience as something that I can conquer and learn from. I have looked at them as something that once I have learned I can place in my toolbox of life and I will have something to draw upon if it happens again or if someone close to me struggles. 

      I am not perfect in handling my stress, sometimes I do not handle it well and I do not learn much from those times. I learn that I can do better and I try the next time and the next time. But I am grateful for the stress in my life because it keeps me motivated to be a better person for those who are in my life. After learning about the different kinds of coping methods I am excited to implement new ones in my life.