By Godwin Ihesie
Stress is defined as the physical body’s non-specific reaction or response to any demand made upon it. The demand could be of physiological, psychological or spiritual in nature.
The human physical body is a sacred instrument – magnificently designed to cope with the most natural difficulty without any efficiency loss.
To enable the spirit which uses the physical body as its tool achieve its main purposes here on earth, the body must as of necessity be kept in constant motion which comes through activity or exertion. There can be no life without activity or inner movement – for motion denotes life and health. In normal circumstances, stress is the natural product of activity; it is it is a part of life that helps to keep the body, soul, and spirit in harmony and also in the constant state of alertness. It serves as a positive stimulus that enables us to achieve our set goals, survive here on earth.
Unfortunately in our present-day “civilized society,” everything has been turned up-side down. All mundane activities have been one-sidedly over-exaggerated. Today, therefore we only emphasize the negative side of stress or what is called excessive or chronic stress, which results in negative biochemical changes that destroy inner harmony, consumes vital or biophysical energy and wears the body out prematurely.
In our modern-day world, chronic stress is probably the primary cause of degenerative diseases ranging from physical and psychic immune deficiency to nervous disorders, diabetes, and cancer.
Anybody can experience chronic stress, though in varying degrees, however, it has been observed and proven through studies that chronic stress is today’s number one killer of those at the top of management level, company directors and executives, that is those who are entrusted with human and managerial responsibilities.
In today’s society, many people would want to get away from chronic stress by seeking comfort in watching all kinds of movies, reading books, indulging in different types of sporting activities or in various religious activities – while others would rather prefer to dull their brain with alcohols, liquors or with tobacco. Many others get hooked on chemical drugs such as tranquilizers, sleeping tablets or even injections, which are known to give severe undesirable side-effects in the majority of cases. For instance, smoking cigarettes or any other type of drug severely weakens the psychic immunity creates holes in an individual’s aura so that their vital energy can seep out making them feel fatigued as well as making them vulnerable to negative and dark energies.
In the holistic system of health care delivery, total health implies the absence of disease or disharmony in soul and body. Counseling (psychotherapy) which is an important aspect of stress treatment and management in complementary medicine is a therapeutic method that ministers to the physical body as well as the soul.
Those who want to avoid work-related stress are advised to strive and understand the following facts:
- Any job or position we permitted to occupy at any given time is mercifully brought our way in love and should be seen as a great opportunity for service and to contribute our own quota to the progress and upliftment of God’s Creation.
- To be sound in body and soul and to avoid work-related stress, our routine daily work should become a hobby, carried out with the firm volition for that which is good, which bring joy, smiles, and happiness to the faces of our fellow human beings.
- Those who are entrusted with personal and managerial positions and responsibilities should let their subordinates know what they stand for and they should not sit on anybody’s progress, welfare or promotion, in order to avoid the influence of geopathic stress resulting from the effect of floating negative and dark thought forms.
- Resorting to cigarette smoking or any other type of drug as a means of coping with job-related stress or throwing negative energy in form of anger, fear, jealousy, hatred, resentment and lust to others leaves us open, weak and vulnerable to the influence dark thought forms which creates confusion, disharmony and stress at work.
- Being good and nice to our fellow workers or colleagues, appreciating them even for those seemingly insignificant good things they did with good and pure thoughts. Their happiness and positive thought forms will help in creating a harmonious and uplifting working environment.
- Adorning office environments with potted plants or cut fresh flowers and soul uplifting classical music helps in creating a negatively charged atmosphere which is conducive for stress-free productive work. Above all, striving to observe and obeying the natural law of balance between working and resting which guarantee the cyclical renewal of fresh and rejuvenating energy and the inspiration to solve the most difficult problems at work.
