Whew! Just seeing this thread and I am excited about all the good reading that awaits me when I have more time Thanks!

About stress. Some is useful. Too much is not. But is it stress itself or our percetpion of it and our response to it that is important? This is something I struggle with now in my life and in therapy: do I need to learn to handle the stress, or is it healthier to move away from the stress? Or is that avoidance and missing opportunities to grow, which in turn can make the things that feel stressful not so much stressful...