Hypertension Mantra

It doesn't matter that you try to eat and live healthy, but if you are stressed -- there's a risk you'll still get sick. I should know. Stress came to me early. My life had been on a continuous spin since I began doing what I wasn't supposed to do. I had choices. But they were too difficult to make. Cowardice or just plain stupidity. Who knows? There were too many ominous signs but I chose to ignore all of them. Regrets? I am just glad discernment has started to make me fully understand who I am as a person. If only for that I got no regrets.

The past few days gave me additional lessons from life: 1. One way of protecting yourself from the abuse other people dish out is by firmly telling yourself that you will no longer take garbage no more. This is it. The abuse ends here. Now! 2. Respect for oneself is the single most important ingredient to lead a happy and peaceful life. Without respect there can be no love, nor affection. 3. The most important gift a person can give you is time. Time to listen to you. Time to do things for you. Time to make little sacrifices. Time to sit down and give you words of encouragement. Time to make your existence a little better without necessarily spending a single cent.