Stress Management

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I would like this paper split into three parts (three headers)
DEALING WITH EMOTIONS IS THE FIRST PART
What are some common words that your use that could be changed to more empowering ones, such as replacing can for won or choose not to?
Why is it, in reality, impossible to be offended by something someone else says or does?

BEING MINDFUL IS THE SECOND PART
What does it mean to be mindful? How can you incorporate this in your life?
Summarize your understanding of what Thich Nhat Hanh said about washing dishes and the following author anecdote about riding the roller coaster in relation to mindfulness.

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HERE IS WHAT Thich Nhat Hanh said: “Anyone can wash the dishes in a hurry, try this for a change:

While washing the dishes one should only be washing the dishes, which means that while washing the dishes one should be completely aware of the fact that one is washing the dishes. At first glance this might seem a little silly: why put so much stress on a simple thing? But that’s precisely the point. The fact that I am standing there and washing these bowls is a wondrous reality. I’m being completely myself, following my breath, conscious of my presence, and conscious of my thoughts and actions. There’s no way I can be tossed around mindlessly like a bottle slapped here and there on the waves. (pp.3-4, 1976)

There are two ways to wash the dishes. The first way is to wash the dishes in order to have clean dishes and the second way is to wash the dishes in order to wash the dishes.(p.4)

If while we are washing dishes, we think only of the cup of tea that awaits us, thus hurrying to get the dishes out of the way as they were a nuisance, then we are not ‘washing the dishes to wash to wash the dishes.’ What’s more we are not alive during the time we are washing the dishes….If we can’t washes the dishes, chances are we won’t be able to drink our tea either. (pp.4-5)

HEADER NUMBER THREE IS STRESS
explain the statement, “It is not the event itself that causes us to experience stress.” If it’s not the event or situation, what is it that always causes us to feel stress? For example, why is your most challenging exam not really stressful?
Where can you look to correctly answer the question, “Can I handle this situation?”