We have to face stress. Stress is the collision of desire and fear. We want to get something done and we fear that we won't. We get trapped in these two inner forces and when both collide, we call it stress. For stress to stop, living in desire and fear must end. Stress invades every aspect of our being — emotions, thoughts, perceptions and even our cells. A genuinely successful life reveals a lack of stress, a depth of awareness, love, right action and liberation.
— Christopher Titmuss, Light on Enlightenment