The first thing is to be willing. You must become willing to feel the discomfort that's occurred and/or shown up. Some of it is taking ownership of your part in the situation, to clean it up and be willing to make amends. Gabrielle Bernstein More Quotes by Gabrielle Bernstein More Quotes From Gabrielle Bernstein If you're stuck in traffic, call a friend or listen to a favorite podcast. If you're waiting in a long line, make friends with a person in line with you. There are lots of ways we can change the vibe. Gabrielle Bernstein lineswaitinglong 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. Gabrielle Bernstein stresscoupleacceptance Most people don't walk around the tools to process pain and fear, that kind of discomfort. In most cases, it's unbearable to look at it, feel it, and/or address it. It's why I'm such a fan of self-help books. Gabrielle Bernstein painselfbook Dreams are the way to unfulfilled wishes in the individual; visions are the way to unfulfilled dreams in mankind. Gabrielle Bernstein visionwishdream If you stay in that new flow of positive behavior, it's hard to revert back to old patterns. But if you do fall off, just forgive yourself, recover quickly, and get right back on. Gabrielle Bernstein patternsforgivingfall If I jump out of bed without hugging my husband, that creates stress between us. Gabrielle Bernstein hugstresshusband I am willing to see things differently. I am willing to see love. Gabrielle Bernstein willing Be real. That's part of being present. Gabrielle Bernstein being-realreal The issue is that if you hold onto the resentment against yourself, you're just going to recreate that destructive pattern in different forms because unconsciously it's still a belief system that limits you. Gabrielle Bernstein patternsissuesdifferent If you're feeling stressed or anxious and you don't know why, ask yourself: What little thing led me here? Recently, I canceled on a friend because I was tired. I went to bed feeling stressed out, and I realized, I feel bad because I canceled. Gabrielle Bernstein stressedtiredfeelings When we function from a place of positive energy, the world around us becomes more positive. Gabrielle Bernstein positive-energyenergyworld Each person's energy matters. Gabrielle Bernstein energypersonsmatter We won't let ourselves feel our anger, rage, and pain. We push it down or anesthetize it through drugs, alcohol, shopping, or whatever we do in order not to feel it. When that memory and the associated feelings get lodged down there in our soul, the feelings are still there. They don't just magically go away. We have to give ourselves the opportunity to feel them. Gabrielle Bernstein painopportunitymemories Joy is a big stress buster too. Measure your success by how much fun you're having. Gabrielle Bernstein stressjoyfun When energy speeds up there is no space for playing small, and nothing can remain hidden. Gabrielle Bernstein speedspaceenergy It’s time to let go, be guided and expect miracles. Gabrielle Bernstein miracletime-to-let-goletting-go You'll realize the transformation is not for you alone. You'll learn that you're here to use this gift to shine light on the dark world around you. You become a miracle worker in the world. As you begin to understand how love is crucial to the healing of the world, your miracle work will take on a whole new meaning. Gabrielle Bernstein healingdarklove-is True manifesting is allowing the universe to catch up with your dreams. Gabrielle Bernstein true-manmanifestdream If you're living your life avoiding stress, you must be living on an ashram. Gabrielle Bernstein avoidinglive-your-lifestress We're not going to stop trying to live big. It's about transforming your stress so that it doesn't take over. The first step is to realize that it is there and that you are trying to outrun your fear. Gabrielle Bernstein stresstryingfirsts
