Fight or Flight Response

As an aid to my English teaching, I made a powerpoint on Stress. One of the questions I wrote was about the "fight or flight" response. It is something I just also learned recently (or relearned, because I think I've encountered this in one of my Psychology subjects).

Nowadays, I've been back to "the day controlling myself instead of me controlling the day". I feel so down, tired and useless. In an email I sent to my Korean professor, I said, "If only I had wings, I would fly straight to Jeju island!"

I wish to escape again. To turn off my cellphone and hide in any place where no one can find me. Flight response.

But I know that no matter how I try to escape, I have to face the reality, gather all my strength and fight. It's not easy, but I have to.

Yesterday, Aileen closed our exchange of text messaging with the line "may konsepto na uli ako ng quiet time ngayon." This is also what I want to bring back consistently in my life. I don't like running aimlessly into different directions. I need God. I want Him in every aspect of my life.

And so, I'll go back to using my stick-ons to track my accomplishments for the day. Once I get my salary, I will buy a devotional book. I want to grow more in my relationship with my heavenly Father. I still deeply believe that my satisfaction wouldn't be found anywhere but with Him.

That would be the best response I can do.