Where’s the great stress in answering the phone? It won’t bite you or blow up. Why do we confuse responsibility with stress? We take on responsibility because we thrive on it and would find a more mundane job boring and therefore stressful. Why did I regard the mortgage and bills as such a hassle? I had a good job and could afford to pay them. I had a lovely wife, four healthy children, a nice car and a comfortable home. In fact I was a very lucky man and had a lot going for me. So why did I find life such a bind? Because when you feel physically and mentally low, molehills become mountains,
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