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title: "7 Stress Happens Quotes by 6 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Stress Happens quotes by 6 authors. Discover the best Stress Happens sayings and thoughts."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ab/vironika-tugaleva-2648_inner-peace_each-wave-that-rolls-onto-the-shore-must_400805.jpg"
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> [“Each wave that rolls onto the shore must release back to the ocean. You are the same. Each wave of action you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vironika-tugaleva/each-wave-that-rolls-onto-the-shore-must-release-back-to-the-ocean/)

[Vironika Tugaleva](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vironika-tugaleva/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ab/vironika-tugaleva-2648_inner-peace_each-wave-that-rolls-onto-the-shore-must_400805.jpg)

> [Stress happens. In different ways, we all hold unnecessary tension in our bodies all day long. Shoulders, neck, wrists, hips, hamstrings, back,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tara-stiles/stress-happens-in-different-ways-we-all-hold-unnecessary-tension-in/)

[Tara Stiles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tara-stiles/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72e/tara-stiles-3249_back_stress-happens-in-different-ways-we-all_1056514.png)

> [In life, stress happens when you resist what arises.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-millman/in-life-stress-happens-when-you-resist-what-arises/)

[Dan Millman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-millman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c08/dan-millman-1475_arise_in-life-stress-happens-when-you-resist-w_1348257.png)

> [There are people who have repetitive nightmares. And what happens is their brain is trying to process the stress and help their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shelby-harris/there-are-people-who-have-repetitive-nightmares-and-what-happens-is/)

[Shelby Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shelby-harris/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ae/shelby-harris-10520_brain_there-are-people-who-have-repetitive-nig_1570278.jpg)

> [Stress happens when your mind resists what is...The only problem in your life is your mind's resistance to life as it unfolds.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-millman/stress-happens-when-your-mind-resists-what-is-the-only-problem-in/)

[Dan Millman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-millman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/360/dan-millman-1475_funny-stress_stress-happens-when-your-mind-resists-wh_2248191.png)

> [Stress is not what happens to us. It's our response to what happens and response is something we can choose.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maureen-killoran/stress-is-not-what-happens-to-us-it-s-our-response-to-what-happens/)

[Maureen Killoran](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maureen-killoran/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c6/maureen-killoran-261453_response_stress-is-not-what-happens-to-us-it-s-ou_2325676.jpg)

> [“A quote crossed her mind, from a 'The Way of the Peaceful Warrior,' a book she had found solace in while going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikki-sex/a-quote-crossed-her-mind-from-a-the-way-of-the-peaceful-warrior-a/)

[Nikki Sex](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikki-sex/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/401/nikki-sex-14198_books_a-quote-crossed-her-mind-from-a-the-way_2532815.jpg)

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