A young lady confidently walked around the room while leading and explaining stress management to an audience; with a raised glass of water, and everyone knew she was going to ask the ultimate question, 'half empty or half full?'..... she fooled them all... "How heavy is this glass of water?", she inquired with a smile.
Answers called out ranged from 8 oz. to 20 oz.
She replied, "The absolute we...ight doesn't matter. It depends on how long I 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." She continued, "and that's the way it is with stress. 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 - holding stress longer and better each time practiced. So, as early in the evening as you can, put all your burdens down. Don't carry them through the evening and into the night... pick them up tomorrow.
Whatever burdens you're carrying now, let them down for a moment. Relax, pick them up later after you've rested. Life is short. Enjoy it and the now 'supposed' stress that you've conquered!"
1 * Accept the fact that some days you're the pigeon, and some days you're the statue!
2 * Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them..
3 * Drive carefully... It's not only cars that can be recalled by their Maker..
4 * If you can't be kind, at least have the decency to be vague
5 * If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it was probably worth it.
6 * Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time, because then you won't have a leg to stand on.
7 * Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance.
8 * Birthdays are good for you. The more you have, the longer you live.
9 * You may be only one person in the world, but you may also be the world to one person.
10 * A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour.
11 * Have an awesome day and know that someone has thought about you today. It was I, your friend!
*Save the earth..... It's the only planet with chocolate !*
Old Crofter said
07:21 AM Nov 29, 2011
Thank you
Landfall said
07:30 AM Nov 29, 2011
Thanks for that,
So true.
More chocolate please!
Dusty
shazartist said
08:21 AM Nov 29, 2011
Thanks for the reminder...:)
cheers Sharon
ozi2 said
08:34 AM Nov 29, 2011
What a simple reminder to enjoy life,
thanks for that,
cheers
ozi2
jonathan said
09:08 AM Nov 29, 2011
I've had a few reality checks lately .. this is another good one ..
Jon
Gerty Dancer said
10:23 AM Nov 29, 2011
Love it! Thanks Sucastja.
animalcarer said
10:55 AM Nov 29, 2011
I loved it too, thanks for taking the time to share this.
Esmeralda said
09:43 PM Nov 29, 2011
Thanks Sue - I think a few of us need to think of this occasionally - I know I do. Say hi to Loffty and Bucca and of course you .
Helen
Cruising Granny said
10:35 PM Nov 29, 2011
That's my philosophy of life as well. Mind you, it took me many years, sleepness nights and anxiety attacks to get here. These days I write my problems down. Deal with them there and then, or think about them for a while, then get on with my day. I go to bed relieved in the fact I won't have to worry about the problem because it's written down, and I can have another look at it when I wake up with a fresh head. It's amazing how small a problem looks in the light of the morning when it seemed insurmountable in the dark of night. Don't waste valuable sleep time. I don't have enough room in my head for all the stuff I have to think about.
Vic said
11:26 PM Nov 29, 2011
Nice Sue and very true.....had to go and have a piece of chocolate after reading that though !
Answers called out ranged from 8 oz. to 20 oz.
She replied, "The absolute we...ight doesn't matter. It depends on how long I 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." She continued, "and that's the way it is with stress. 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 - holding stress longer and better each time practiced. So, as early in the evening as you can, put all your burdens down. Don't carry them through the evening and into the night... pick them up tomorrow.
Whatever burdens you're carrying now, let them down for a moment. Relax, pick them up later after you've rested. Life is short. Enjoy it and the now 'supposed' stress that you've conquered!"
1 * Accept the fact that some days you're the pigeon, and some days you're the statue!
2 * Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them..
3 * Drive carefully... It's not only cars that can be recalled by their Maker..
4 * If you can't be kind, at least have the decency to be vague
5 * If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it was probably worth it.
6 * Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time, because then you won't have a leg to stand on.
7 * Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance.
8 * Birthdays are good for you. The more you have, the longer you live.
9 * You may be only one person in the world, but you may also be the world to one person.
10 * A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour.
11 * Have an awesome day and know that someone has thought about you today.
It was I, your friend!
*Save the earth..... It's the only planet with chocolate !*
Thank you
Thanks for that,
So true.
More chocolate please!
Dusty
cheers Sharon
What a simple reminder to enjoy life,
thanks for that,
cheers
ozi2
I've had a few reality checks lately .. this is another good one ..
Jon
I loved it too, thanks for taking the time to share this.
Thanks Sue - I think a few of us need to think of this occasionally - I know I do. Say hi to Loffty and Bucca and of course you .
Helen
These days I write my problems down. Deal with them there and then, or think about them for a while, then get on with my day.
I go to bed relieved in the fact I won't have to worry about the problem because it's written down, and I can have another look at it when I wake up with a fresh head. It's amazing how small a problem looks in the light of the morning when it seemed insurmountable in the dark of night. Don't waste valuable sleep time.
I don't have enough room in my head for all the stuff I have to think about.
Nice Sue and very true.....had to go and have a piece of chocolate after reading that though !
Love it thanks for sharing
So true!!!
Thanks for sharing