Article March 1, 1999 Issue

The one thing needed to end stress

How to get—and keep—a spiritual focus

By Jan Kassahn Keeler

What a relief it is to understand that man is not restricted to having or accomplishing a limited amount of good.

"Whenever I Ask people to define stress for me," says Rochelle Simmons, the author of The Element Guide: Stress, Your Questions Answered, "I find that, mostly, they give examples rather than definitions. They talk about trying to juggle too many tasks; about having too many demands made upon their time; about trying to battle on while feeling ill or in pain .... What these examples have in common is that they all require us to adapt to the demands put upon us."