on being free of stress

the last few days have been interesting and different. really very different. spring break was beautiful, and it came to a beautiful and memorable end. all the work i'd loftily hoped to do over the break suddenly fell upon my shoulders monday morning, and it was a whole lot. i survived, but (as we always do). and monday and tuesday were spent finishing it up. the strange thing, no - the strangest thing (and i haven't figured this out yet myself) is that there was no stress at any point. i was completely preoccupied, and didn't know where the time went. but even in this inordinately work-filled time and the push to get it done as soon as possible (because i was already past the deadline, sans the luxury of being able to say "there is time, yet"), my peace never abandoned me for a second. there was a silent voice that said to me repeatedly that it is in times of such tests that i must maintain my dignity, my calm. this voice communicated with my heart and head somehow to effect that calm. my mind was a helpless bystander in the process.

a little while ago, i had blogged about setting ideals for ourselves. and that subliminal processes would take care of the rest. to me, this was one example of a subliminal process. and it reiterated the importance of having crystal clear ideals that bear their weight so strongly in our head and heart that the mind cannot but get away and carve its own path.

so my mind excitedly asks - "does this mean i'm going to be free from stress from now on?" the answer is no, of course. there is an end, and there is a journey to that end. and we trudge along. that is all that's important - that we trudge along.

gotta go now, but the mind is rich with inspiration that i drew from a very dear friend's blog. i will see you again soon :).