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You have to know your triggers for stress and then have rituals for combating them.

Gabrielle Bernstein

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Gabrielle Bernstein
Age: 45
Born: 1979
Born: January 1
Motivational Speaker
Combating
Rituals
Triggers
Ritual
Stress

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On a piece of paper, write down the thing that is stressing you, the obstacle that is in your way. Then put it in a box and just leave it there. At the end of about a week, dispose of it - throw it in the trash or bury it - some sort of ritualistic act of releasing it.
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We're not really brought up in a culture where we believe we're meant to be happy, that peace is our birthright. It's not what we're taught quite the opposite, actually. With all the expectations and the negative stories going on in the world, we have a lot to overcome.
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For me, if I get up and don't meditate and don't eat something before having caffeine, I go from 0 to 10 on the stress scale.
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Today I no longer need to change the world around me. I just need to change the way I see it.
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Be faithful that your authentic power is all you need to truly share your light with the world.
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I’ve learned that fear is simply an illusion based on past experiences that we project into the present and onto the future.
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First you have to witness that you are stressing out: Oh, my trigger is here. The news is stressing me out or This line is so long. Let yourself feel it. You don't want to spiritually bypass these problems. Give yourself a couple of minutes to sit in the feeling. Acceptance sets you free from the stress of expectation.
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Repeating a new behavior is what makes change stick.
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You let go of the past, and stop bringing the past into the present and replaying it into the future. You release guilt, shame, and you can create an entirely new pattern for yourself.
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I think maintenance comes from a daily spiritual growth practice of some kind: prayer, meditation, affirmations. Something that keeps you in the consciousness of higher thoughts and energy. That's also how you make sure you don't do it again.
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Get naked with your truth, offering the world your greatest gift: your authentic self.
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Right now we're in a special and powerful position, because the world is having a spiritual awakening.
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So much of what holds us back in life are the long-held resentments stemming from childhood.
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Letting go of stress means that you can enjoy your life.
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If your stress is related to another person, finding forgiveness - changing your thoughts and energy around that person - can lower stress.
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Your skin will get better, you're going to be more attractive, you're more likely to get a job - all the things you want, you will get as a result of being in a more calm place.
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Being less stressed doesn't mean that you stop doing things.
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Putting your well-being first - like putting your oxygen mask on before you help the person next to you - that really benefits all your relationships.
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What makes me vulnerable is speaking up about topics that may be controversial to others.
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Fear and stress - one creates the other.
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