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A psychologist walked around a room while teaching stress management to an audience. As she raised a glass of water, everyone expected theyd be asked the half empty or half full question. Instead, with a smile on her face, she inquired: How heavy is this glass of water?
Answers called out ranged from 8 oz. to 20 oz.
She replied, The absolute weight doesnt matter. It depends on how long I hold it. If I hold it for a minute, its not a problem. If I hold it for an hour, Ill have an ache in my arm. If I hold it for a day, my arm will feel numb and paralyzed. In each case, the weight of the glass doesnt change, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes. She continued, The stresses and worries in life are like that glass of water. Think about them for a while and nothing happens. Think about them a bit longer and they begin to hurt. And if you think about them all day long, you will feel paralyzed incapable of doing anything.
Its important to remember to let go of your stresses. As early in the evening as you can, put all your burdens down. Dont carry them through the evening and into the night. Remember to put the glass down!
A psychologist walked around a room while teaching stress management to an audience. As she raised a glass of water, everyone expected theyd be asked the half empty or half full question. Instead, with a smile on her face, she inquired: How heavy is this glass of water?
Answers called out ranged from 8 oz. to 20 oz.
She replied, The absolute weight doesnt matter. It depends on how long I hold it. If I hold it for a minute, its not a problem. If I hold it for an hour, Ill have an ache in my arm. If I hold it for a day, my arm will feel numb and paralyzed. In each case, the weight of the glass doesnt change, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes. She continued, The stresses and worries in life are like that glass of water. Think about them for a while and nothing happens. Think about them a bit longer and they begin to hurt. And if you think about them all day long, you will feel paralyzed incapable of doing anything.
Its important to remember to let go of your stresses. As early in the evening as you can, put all your burdens down. Dont carry them through the evening and into the night. Remember to put the glass down!
deleted_user
nice :)
lchoppel
This really helps me. Thanks for the wonderful post!
deleted_user
Good advice!
deleted_user
Brilliant analogy!
cloudsintheysky
Thanks for the great post :)
MsRee
I never thought of it that way but it makes a lot of sense. Thanks
djbritt
Thank you for sharing this.
lorrieonline
Great post! I love that. Thank you.
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