Anxiety and Stress

I worry too much. Plain and simple. I have chest and stomach pains almost constantly (no, I assure you that they're not gas pains). I can often not concentrate on what I'm reading because my mind will vie for thoughts I wish I didn't have to think of. Some days are better than others, but then some are worse than the better.

I think I've come up with a way to derail it, however. Now that it's Spring and nearing Summertime, I go outside, sit on the porch, listen to birds chirp, and just look around. I clear my mind, keeping my focus on all the scenery (the mountains encompassed by trees, the small ball fields that are a little over 100 yards from my house, etc.). 10 minutes later I'm a refreshed man, ready to think clearer and keep those thoughts out of my head and stress at bay.

Your worst enemy in the world is your mind. It has more effects than anything else on yourself. Whether you study or not for the test, whether you decide to remember something significant in your life. More importantly, positive and negative thoughts weight it down. If you think positively, you're more than likely going to incur what you're wanting. Say, you think, "I'm going to lift weights for three months and become a buffing bad ass!" If you continue telling yourself that, every single morning, evening and night, chances are that you'll probably succeed if you're using that diction in a positive tone.

So, do the Godfather route and make your mind an offer it can't refuse. When you're writing, reading, or doing something that's utilizing your mind's majority of brainpower, and you're totally exhausted, keep doing it -- don't quit. It's called stretching the mind. It's exactly like how athletes, at the point of physical exhausting, continue to run extra in practice, do those five extra reps, do those 10 extra suicides -- going past the point of physical exhaustion. It's much like the brain -- you're going past the point of mental exhaustion. Try it because, like I said, your mind just can't refuse.

The Premsie

The premise of this blog is simple -- I want to construct my thoughts properly and write about life in general. I have another blog on WordPress in which I use to write about sports. Here I want to write about anything that happens to protrude into the pathway of my mind. I want to be able to explore my thoughts and exploit the meanings of them, right here on Blogger.

This is only an experiment however. Depending on the views I receive, the decision to continue writing will hinge on that particularly, especially since I get several (that's an understatement) views from WordPress per day.

I'll write about life, sports, movies, music, books, and maybe some politics (albeit seldom). Enjoy.