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I read this today and thought I'd share it. It could be very helpful


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. "
      "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 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.
      * If every thing'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 a wonderful day and know that someone has thought about you today! 
            (That would be me!)
 
      And
remember to live simply, love generously, care deeply, speak kindly, 
      and leave the rest to GOD .

Very well said. I don't forward emails but this is definitely goin out to people.

Thanks, good article. I feel better already ;D

Mike that is sooo true brother. Believe me i know.

WELL SAID ;)

Mike, thank you for a good artical. I thought it was so good that I used it in our morning meeting.

   Jim,

You need an apploud!!!!!!!!!

So true  :)

man thats pretty good. now how deep is the mudhole?


its not how deep it is but.............

Cool. Also work like you don't need the job.

I know it made the second page but the heck with it. It was a good one. And I needed to read it. And so does my employer.

Now the way I see it is that if it were a glass of beer none of us would stress over it.  It would get lighter with every sip. (or gulp depending on your thirst)