“When we're believing, we're not really thinking, because the belief has walls: "This is what I believe." So what I believe is like a box, and we're taking the energy of our thinking and putting into a box of beliefs, pretending that we're thinking. But we're really stifling our own energy. We create these mental stresses and frustrations, because we're blocking our spirit, so to speak.” ThinkingBelieveSpiritBeliefEnergySpeakI BelieveWallStressBoxesBlockFrustrationPretendingStifling Author:John Trudell
“So much of the way a singer physically damages their voice could be caused by stress or nerves. I would never be so brazen as to assume that it's the only problem but there's got to be a reason that a martial artist can harness enough peace to smash his head through a cinder block without leaving a scratch.” WayReasonEnoughProblemArtistVoiceStressAssumingLeavingSingersBlockDamageMartial ArtsNervesScratchesHarnessBrazenMartial Artist Author:Brandi Carlile
“Stress is actually the number one thing that blocks people from their happiness and well-being and from getting what they want.” PeopleWantWellsNumbersOne ThingStressBlockWell Being Author:Gabrielle Bernstein
“Stressing and obsessing over your vision blocks it.” VisionStressBlockOver YouObsessing Author:Gabrielle Bernstein
“I like that Pilates compromises the mind and body. It's not just about being able to run around the block a few times. It's about alleviating stress and controlling breathing. It's about being balanced.” MindBodyRunningAbleStressBlockCompromiseBreathingBalancedMind And BodyPilates Author:Aimee Mullins
“My daughter squealed again and both Bubba and I winced. It’s not an attractive sound, that. It’s high-pitched and it enters your ear canals like hot glass. No matter how much I love my daughter, I will never love her squealing. Or maybe I will. Maybe I do. Driving down 93, I realized once and for all, that I love the things that chafe. The things that fill me with stress so total I can’t remember when a block of it didn’t rest on top of my heart. I love what, if broken, can’t be repaired. What, if lost can’t be replaced. I love my burdens.” IfsHeartI CanMatterRememberLostSoundBrokenMy HeartDaughterEarsStressHotGlassesBurdenI RealizedDrivingBlockAttractiveWhat IfMy DaughterReplacedRemember WhenCanalsBubbaLove My DaughterI Love My DaughterSquealing Author:Dennis Lehane
“Denial is a critical part of the human coping mechanism. Without it, we would all wake up terrified every morning about all the ways we could die. Instead, our minds block out our existential fears by focusing on stresses we can handle—like getting to work on time or paying our taxes.” WayMindHumansDiesMorningTaxesStressWake UpCriticalHandleBlockDenialMechanismEvery MorningExistentialTerrifiedCopingInfernoCoping Mechanisms Book:Inferno: Special Illustrated Edition (Enhanced): Featuring Robert Langdon Source: Inferno: Special Illustrated Edition (Enhanced): Featuring Robert Langdon
“Deposits of unfinished grief reside in more American hearts that I ever imagined. Until these pockets are opened and their contents aired openly, they block unimagined amounts of human growth and potential. They can give rise to bizarre and unexplained behavior which causes untold internal stress.” GivingHumansHeartCausesGrowthGriefAmountBehaviorStressBlockInternalsPocketsBizarreUnfinishedDepositsUnexplained Author:Robert Kavanaugh
“Male love circuits get an extra kick when stress levels are high. After an intense physical challenge, for instance, males will bond quickly and sexually with the first willing female they lay eyes on. Women, by contrast, will rebuff advances or expressions of affection and desire when under stress. The reason may be that the stress hormone cortisol blocks oxytocin's action in the female brain, abruptly shutting off a woman's desire for sex and physical touch.” FirstsMayReasonEyeActionDesireSexChallengesLevelsBrainWillingExpressionFemaleStressLaysMalesAffectionIntenseBlockInstanceKicksExtrasContrastSexuallyHormonesCircuitsOxytocinUnder StressRebuffStress Levels Author:Louann Brizendine