Do What Makes You feel Alive

"You're not stressed because you're doing too much. You're stressed because you're doing too little of what makes you feel most alive. "

Read this quote today and felt I had to share my views.

Usually, stress is ascribed to hard work.

Pending work, to-do-lists, deliverables etc. make us work, and worry.

We get stressed.

We invite ailments.

Do we even realise or think of the consequences?

Many are afflicted with and are dying of "lifestyle diseases" now.

This was not the case some decades ago.

How many were suffering from sudden cardiac arrest, diabetes, cancer, etc. then?

Why are diseases so prevalent now?

Despite all the technological advancements and modern means to make lives better and tasks simpler, we still get crushed under the burdens of hard work, stress, and diseases.

Source- Pexels; Nazan Akpolat

Advertising Genius, David Ogilvy said-

"Hard work never killed a man. Men die of boredom, psychological conflict, and disease. They do not die of hard work."

President of the USA, Ronald Reagan said-

"It's true hard work never killed anybody, but I figure, why take the chance?" 

It is said that human life is obtained after many births.

Life is meant to be lived and enjoyed.

Do what makes you feel alive and happy.

Yes, hard work is included, and so are enjoyment, and doing what contributes to our learning curve and growth.

What do you feel? Do share in the comments below.