Roger Maillot, the stress management consultant, calls problems "bananas". He recounts an interesting episode in catching monkeys. They are caught in some countries by putting a banana in a bamboo box, with the vertical bamboo members of the box close together - not too close that the monkey cannot put its hand inside but close enough for it not being able to remove its hand with the banana in it. The monkey remains in that helpless position until caught! If it drops the banana, it can remove its hand and escape, but this strategy does not occur to it. It does not occur to many people also.
Stop worrying about dirty problems or “bananas”. There is no percentage in it. Worrying about them does not take you to the solution. Dr Wayne Dyer defines worry as "immobilization now about a future happening". You waste energy on a behavior, which has no potential or real benefit to you. Worry, in any form, for any reason, is wasteful and degrades the quality of life.
The moral of this story is that you must learn to “let go” – “let go” all the emotional traps; “let go” all the negative loads; “Let go” all the toxic emotions and toxic thoughts; “let go” hostility, guilt and fear; “let go” the egocentric attitudes. And see how light and relaxed you feel. If you learn to “let go”, you can be free - and be peaceful and happy.
The next thought is about “Prayer is an excellent method of relieving stress”
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