Been Thinking About Stress Lately.

Wow, it sure is easy to sweat the small stuff isn’t it!  I’m writing this one as it comes to me, no planning ahead, so we’ll see where this winds up by the end.  Hopefully I can keep it mostly on track.  Anyway, I’ve been thinking about stress lately.

One of the greatest lessons I’ve learned in my life is how to recognize when I am stressing myself out to the point of it being unhealthy, and how to relax.  Before I go any further, let me give you a little background about myself and my family, so that you understand where I’m coming from.

My dad was born and raised in Olavarría, Argentina.  His family had very, very little, and they knew the true meaning of hunger.  Once he had completed grade seven, which was all that was required at the time, he quit school and began working to…