> 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.
>
>
> 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!
>
> Here are some great ways of dealing with the burdens of life:
>
> * Accept that some days you're the pigeon, and some days you're the
> statue.
>
> * Always keep your words soft and kind, 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.
>
> * Drive carefully. It's not only cars that can be recalled by their maker.
>
> * 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 everything'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.
>
> Have an awesome day and know that someone has thought about you today....
>
> .. I did.
>
>
>