Let go of stress

I was all set to write a post on plagiarism due to an episode at work today. I was set to tell you about how it turns my stomach to see professionals stealing the work of folks who make their living by cleverly and properly turning phrases for the enjoyment and edification of the world. I was fully prepared to scathingly berate all those that think copy and paste were invented to take liberties and that if something is published on the Internet, that means it's free for the scalping.

But at yoga tonight, our instructor kept saying, "Let go of the stress you don't need."

She was clear to remind us that there is a stress and a tension that is necessary to life, and that must be maintained. But there is also the excess stress that you don't need, but rather poisons your system and your world.

This, clearly, is stress I don't need. So I am going to let it go, like a solid breath from my diaphragm.