Dealing With Stress

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 weight 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 me, your friend!
*Save the earth..... It's the only planet with   chocolate !*