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Happy Tension - Ep. 464
Happy Tension has no power to crush you—it’s completely in your control,
You can use it to meet that deadline, run that race, or stand your ground,
Without worrying about fatigue or collapse—not when you have a clear goal,
To choose strength over worry, confidence over dread, that’s where Happy is found.
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Ep 464 - Happy Tension
We begin as always
with the Happy Creed.
We believe in Happy,
in Balance and Growth,
of being Mindful and Grateful,
Compassionate and Understanding.
Yowza
Haha
My Happy Friends!
Ever notice how your body reacts when you feel anxious or stressed?
Clenching up, getting tense, and maybe even holding your breath?
Trying to relax seems impossible because everything feels so compressed?
And when you finally do calm down, you avoid tension like grim death?
But avoiding it doesn’t make it go away—in fact, it makes it much more scary,
So that the next time you feel pressure, you also have that fear to deal with too,
Then what do you do? Well, you do those things when they don’t feel necessary,
Hold your breath, clench your fists, spin around, but then stop before you turn blue.
Learn the feeling of being able to go from calm to tense, and back to calm again,
Train your body and mind to recognize the feeling without fearing what you’ll lose,
You’re the one who decides how you react—it’s not a question of if but when,
When will you take charge of yourself? After it’s too late? Or when you choose?
Happy Tension has no power to crush you—it’s completely in your control,
You can use it to meet that deadline, run that race, or stand your ground,
Without worrying about fatigue or collapse—not when you have a clear goal,
To choose strength over worry, confidence over dread, that’s where Happy is found.
Haha
Yowza
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By Geoffrey Bennett Ulrich
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Happy Tension has no power to crush you—it’s completely in your control,
You can use it to meet that deadline, run that race, or stand your ground,
Without worrying about fatigue or collapse—not when you have a clear goal,
To choose strength over worry, confidence over dread, that’s where Happy is found.
[full text below]
Ep 464 - Happy Tension
We begin as always
with the Happy Creed.
We believe in Happy,
in Balance and Growth,
of being Mindful and Grateful,
Compassionate and Understanding.
Yowza
Haha
My Happy Friends!
Ever notice how your body reacts when you feel anxious or stressed?
Clenching up, getting tense, and maybe even holding your breath?
Trying to relax seems impossible because everything feels so compressed?
And when you finally do calm down, you avoid tension like grim death?
But avoiding it doesn’t make it go away—in fact, it makes it much more scary,
So that the next time you feel pressure, you also have that fear to deal with too,
Then what do you do? Well, you do those things when they don’t feel necessary,
Hold your breath, clench your fists, spin around, but then stop before you turn blue.
Learn the feeling of being able to go from calm to tense, and back to calm again,
Train your body and mind to recognize the feeling without fearing what you’ll lose,
You’re the one who decides how you react—it’s not a question of if but when,
When will you take charge of yourself? After it’s too late? Or when you choose?
Happy Tension has no power to crush you—it’s completely in your control,
You can use it to meet that deadline, run that race, or stand your ground,
Without worrying about fatigue or collapse—not when you have a clear goal,
To choose strength over worry, confidence over dread, that’s where Happy is found.
Haha
Yowza