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Stress Management
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. "
"Relax; pick them up later after you've rested.
Life is short. Enjoy it!
And then he shared some ways of dealing with the burdens of life:
* Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them.
* Always read stuff that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it.
* If you can't be kind, at least have the decency to be vague.
* If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it was probably worth it.
* It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others.
* Never buy a car you can't push.
* Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time, because then
you won't have a leg to stand on.
* Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance.
* Since it's the early worm that gets eaten by the bird, sleep late.
* The second mouse gets the cheese.
* When every thing's coming your way, you're in the wrong lane.
* Birthdays are good for you. The more you have, the longer you live.
* You may be only one person in the world, but you may also be the
world to one person.
* Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once
* We could learn a lot from crayons. Some are sharp, some are
pretty and some are dull, Some have weird names , and all are
different colors, but they all have to live in the same box .
" A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour.
In Reply to: Stress Management (GOOD POINT!!! and some humor, too) posted by Michele 2 [3899.3182] on April 05, 2007 at 00:54:14:
What a great reminder. :)
In Reply to: Stress Management (GOOD POINT!!! and some humor, too) posted by Michele 2 [3899.3182] on April 05, 2007 at 00:54:14:
Thanks for posting that Michele. It took me many years to learn how to handle/ manage stress. Sad but some never learn.
Silver Fox!
In Reply to: Stress Management (GOOD POINT!!! and some humor, too) posted by Michele 2 [3899.3182] on April 05, 2007 at 00:54:14:
Thanks...nmi
In Reply to: Stress Management (GOOD POINT!!! and some humor, too) posted by Michele 2 [3899.3182] on April 05, 2007 at 00:54:14:
he wrote a good book on
laughing and illness
best
Sedona :)
In Reply to: Stress Management (GOOD POINT!!! and some humor, too) posted by Michele 2 [3899.3182] on April 05, 2007 at 00:54:14:
Hi Michele. The glass analogy is really great. And so is the rest. Thanks for posting.
Naya
In Reply to: Stress Management (GOOD POINT!!! and some humor, too) posted by Michele 2 [3899.3182] on April 05, 2007 at 00:54:14:
Thanks, Michele.
Makes the point. Now when they expand the point to include the other 90% of stresses, I will applaud.
It is a start!
Walt
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