Post by worksmarter on Sept 18, 2005 16:10:03 GMT -5
Stress Management
A lecturer, when explaining stress management to an audience, raised a glass of water and ask "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:
* 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 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. " 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.