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  • Profile photo of emcdonaldemcdonald
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    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 Ihold 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.

    * 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.

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    emcmcdonald,
    “DITTO everything you said!” Your analogies are so true. Your post just seemed to arrive at the right time. If you don’t put the glass down, sooner or later with the stress of holding it you’ll run the risk of crushing the glass and cutting yourself. Then there will bo no water left to run your hand over with. And for what?
    Cheers,
    Gatsby.

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    I agree gatsby – funny thing it seemed to come at the right time for me too.

    I usually disregard these American stories but this one struck a chord with me.

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    dear gatsby and simon,

    glad you liked them, i get so many forwards every day they usually all get trashed..this one i thought was worth passing on though.

    life should be judged not by the number of breaths you take but rather the number of moments that take your breath away.

    cheers

    e x

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    Thanks for this little gem. Rather timely for me also. Problem is that as soon as I put the glass down there is about another dozen or so screaming to be picked up!

    Guess I’ll just have to drink more water…?

    Cheers,
    Sonja

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    Hi Sonja,
    Each glass of water originally comes from the same Jug. Each jug comes from the same well. It’s just one glass at a time.
    (ps. I’ve got no idea where that came from but it was meant to be positive?)
    Take care,
    Cheers,
    Gatsby!

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    I do remember this which was told to me in the Sinai by a Bedouin I was staying with. He said to me,
    “Never name the well you’re not prepared to drink from.”
    Basically it implies to never judge anyone or thing because one day you may find yourself in that same position.
    Cheers,
    Gatsby.

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    Water!? Surely it’s vodka in there!!

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    If it’s not going to kill you, don’t worry about it,
    and some say it’ll make you stronger.

    This always help me in stressfull times.

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    Investron,
    What do you mean ‘Don’t worry about it?” My birth certificate has an expiration date on it!
    Cheers!,
    Gatsby!

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