Everyone stresses. It is a part of everyone’s weekly, sometimes daily, lives. Let’s be real though; stress is actually funny. There is never truly a point to stressing about something, yet we do it anyway. How funny we are! It just adds more anxiety to our lives. Take these words to heart from various people who understand the importance of taking a humorous outlook on stress, as well as how to combat this needless worry.

1. “Stress is caused by being here but wanting to be there.” – Eckhart Tolle (author)

2. “The first time I had a panic attack… I thought the house was burning down.”- Emma Stone (actress)

3. “Stress is an ignorant state. It believes that everything is an emergency.” – Natalie Goldberg (author)

4. “There cannot be a stressful crisis next week. My schedule is already full.” – Henry Kissinger (political scientist and diplomat)

5. “I stress about stress before there’s even stress to stress about. Then I stress about stressing over stressing that doesn’t need to be stressed about. It’s stressful.” – Unknown

6. “Everyone thinks I’m overly dramatic when I’m stressed. When an octopus is stressed, it eats itself. Now that’s overdramatic.” – Unknown

7. “I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days attack me at once.” – Jennifer Yane (artist)

8. “Don’t underestimate the value of doing nothing; of just going along, listening to all the things you can’t hear, and not bothering.” – Winnie the Pooh (smart bear)

9. “The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.” – Williams James (philosopher and psychologist)

10. “Look at the birds of the air. They neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life?” – Matthew, an apostle of Jesus

Next time you begin to get stressed out, stop, take a breath, and remember that no matter what happens, stressing about the situation is not going to improve it. Simply close your eyes, breath, open them, laugh, and do the next task in front of you.