Stop Trying to Beat Stress. Start Embracing it

I was walking up to the check-out counter yesterday at the grocery store, and I was glancing at the magazines. There were your typical tabloids and recipe guides, but then I saw one with a bright yellow cover that caught my eye. Right there on the cover, was a yellow emoji face, and in big bold letters, it said: “How to Beat Stress.” It was a great cover design to catch the eye of anyone walking passed it, but I started to ask myself, “Why are we always trying to beat this inevitable part of life that does nothing but make us stronger?”

Recently, I finished an amazing New York Times Bestseller by Angela Duckworth called Grit, and now I’m reading another book by Dr. Carol Dweck called Mindset. These are two amazing psychologists who study the psychology of success. So, when I saw that magazine cover, I started thinking about how the majority of us are thinking about stress in the completely wrong way.

The Best and Worst Year of My Life

2019 was a mother fucker of a year for me. Sorry for the rough language, but I can’t think of any other way to describe it. This year brought me challenges that I never could have imagined having to face in my entire life. The only thing I can compare this year to is my first year of sobriety, which was the hardest year I’ve ever been through. When you’re a…