Let Go of the Stress: Why Your Success Is Already Yours

Our lives are filled with pressure that never seems to stop. Everyone is pushing to succeed, and the competition can be intense.

Medical studies have shown that human stress is often worse than that of a zebra being chased by a lion. This is because when the lion chases the zebra, the stress spikes from 0 to 100, but once the zebra escapes and sees the lion is gone, its stress level drops right back to zero.

Humans however, live in a constant state of tension, hovering around 50–70% stress, all day, every day. We never let our system fully relax and our bodies are beginning to show signs of strain.

Your body carries you for 70, 80, even 120 years in this world. It needs care and peace of mind.

How can we give it that? “A person cannot touch what is meant for another, even as much as a hair’s breadth.” (Talmud, Yoma 38b) A hair’s breadth is just a barely visible tiny sliver. Even that, cannot be taken from you.

If someone else received something you wanted, it simply wasn’t yours to begin with, and no amount of work, marketing, or networking could have brought it to you. It’s simply not part of your portion.

Whatever is destined for you, will be yours, even without overworking and breaking under pressure.

Understand that your work is part of the decree, “By the sweat of your brow shall you eat bread” (Genesis 3:19).
Effort is required, but it’s not what brings the livelihood.

Wishing us all calm, trust, and true success.