Stressed out or stressed in?

Stress is something everyone deals with, and I’m not unique in that regard. Like everyone else, I go through periods where I feel more stress and periods where things feel calmer. I’m currently in the middle of one of those more stressful times. What to do about it? Do I fight the stress off, batting down stressors like an intense, unrelenting game of whack-a-mole, doing everything I can to come out victorious? Increase my to-do lists, increase my focus, more caffeine, less time to relax, I’ve got to much to do(!). Or do I let stress in, let it wipe it’s feet on my welcome mat and make itself at home? Sometimes, the more combative I feel, the more of a war I’m in. I’m going to try to be less stressed out and instead, let stress in. I imagine a friend asking me how I’m doing. “Oh, I’m just trying to get a few things done. My old pal stress is here with me but we’re doing okay,” I might reply. Calm. Cool. Collected. Affected by stress but not ruined, not crippled by it. Stress knows how to find me, and from time to time I fully expect it to walk through my door. By the same token, it will also leave. Don’t let the door hit your ass on the way out, stress.