A lecturer, when explaining stress management to an audience, raised a glass
of water and asked, "How heavy is this glass of water?"
Answers called out ranged from 20g to 500g.
The lecturer replied, "The absolute weight doesn't matter. It depends on how
long you try to hold it.
If I hold it for a minute, that's not a problem.
If I hold it for an hour, I'll have an ache in my right arm.
If I hold it for a day, you'll have to call an ambulance.
In each case, it's the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it
becomes."
He continued, "And that's the way it is with stress management.
If we carry our burdens all the time, sooner or later, as the burden becomes
increasingly heavy, we won't be able to carry on. "
"As with the glass of water, you have to put it down for a while and rest
before holding it again.
When we're refreshed, we can carry on with the burden."
"So, before you return home tonight, put the burden of work down.
Don't carry it home.
You can pick it up tomorrow.
Whatever burdens you're carrying now, let them down for a moment if you
can."
So, my friend, why not take a while to just simply RELAX.
Put down anything that may be a burden to you right now.
Don't pick it up again until after you've rested a while.
Life is short.
Enjoy it!
Navy1 - 26 Oct 2005 21:23 GMT
>A lecturer, when explaining stress management to an audience, raised a glass
>of water and asked, "How heavy is this glass of water?"
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>Enjoy it!
Thank you, Gwen - we need to be reminded of that quite often.
Loujean
Loujean
God didn't promise us
that life would be fair.
If it were, who would try
for the stars?
Cindy - 26 Oct 2005 23:37 GMT
Thanks Gwen...
Hugs Cindy
>A lecturer, when explaining stress management to an audience, raised a
>glass
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> Enjoy it!