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."
>>
>>
>>So, my friend, 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.
>>
>>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 sweet,
>>just in case you have to eat them.
>>
>>* Always read stuff that will make you look good in case 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 be kind to
>>others.
>>
>>* 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 danc e 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.
>>
