Have you ever heard of the comedy sketch show "Portlandia"? It's set in Portland, Oregon where I've moved... Portland's motto is 'Keep Portland Weird' - so I fit right in here.
There's good stress and bad stress, and I'm sure to a large degree our reaction to events is based mostly on our chemical makeup, but I think it is important to try and not stress about things you can't change, or that aren't that important in the scheme of things.
I love your blog too.... so thought-provoking and intelligent!