I use to say I live off of stress.  I figured that it was just a part of me.  I don't believe that to be completely true now.  It is a state of mind and body. You can either dwell in the stressful times and soak them up or you can let them go.  My dog recenlty became ill and it has been about two weeks since she has been her self.  There were those times that I just soaked up the stress.  Why?  Whether it is because i somehow sickly I enjoyed it, the feeling of suffering.  Or maybe it was the way I would have something to complain about.  Because lets face it if we don't have things to complain about then what is there to talk about.  Most of the times not much.  I would like to get past the complaining.  I want to know things will be alright even though the stressful times come.  I would like that feeling of calmness that I have now but with it I would like to include the knowing that things will be okay no matter what outcome.  Sometimes that is harder to except.