Stress is NOT a Friend

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 I hate stress with a passion.  I am convinced it nearly killed me twice.  I spend a lot of time on YouTube and I have said that here, I will make every effort to avoid both religion and politics, but still I sometimes will touch on the former.  But it is MY hope that I am never a cause for stress in anyone, but quite the opposite by being courteous and a gentleman, although there have been times I have failed at both.  But still it is a goal and a noble one at that.  

I don't know how many YouTube videos I have seen that offer me Peace, healing, a sound mind, and blessings of great wealth.  Some will connect me with my Angels if I listen or will offer me guidance.  I know my cynicism says it's all click-bait.  I understand this, but sometimes I might find the music relaxing.  I ignore much of these, but once in a while, I will click on an offer just out of curiosity.  

I usually don't spend enough time on any given video like these for a click to count, but sometimes I am drawn in by the artwork, because many of them just look so good.  But my thinking is that there are so many people stressed that maybe we all need to take time out and relax, no matter what it is that helps us to relax.  I like music set in the ambiance of a coffeeshop.  Often times such music is light jazz.  Or a nature scene might have music with a harp playing or a soft guitar. 

Sure, the music gets repetitive and after looking at the same coffeeshop for a couple of hours one might want something different.  I have been watching videos too called reaction videos.  Usually these are done by Gen Z young people who have not been exposed much to artists from the 60's or 70's and they give their reactions as they listen to tunes I grew up with.  I like to know what they are hearing for the first time.  And almost all the reaction videos are about songs that are very familiar to me.  But I like to see their faces light up the first time they hear ABBA or The Righteous Brothers.  

I relax watching all kinds of videos, but for the most part my favorite videos all involve music in some form.  Sure, I pay attention to the news and watch a lot of videos about politics of all kinds, but after awhile I find the world to simply be an incredibly stressful place.  I need to get away from it all, I do that by smoking a pipe and listening to mostly music.  I do my part by trying not to cause stress in others and hopefully can make those around me feel relaxed.  

I couldn't do this when I was younger, but my heart attack taught me a lot about dying and maybe even more about living.  Life is already too short for stress to shorten it even further.  Thank you for your time and Peace to each one of you.

Dave

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