Stress - Put it Down

[Michele Monro]

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, it'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,
The burden will become increasingly heavy:
And 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.'

So, my friend, Put down anything that may be a burden to you right now. Don't pick it up again until after you've rested a while.


Deal with the burdens of life by:

* Just accepting that, some days, you're the pigeon:
and, some days, you're the statue.

* Always keeping your words soft and sweet - ,
just in case you have to eat them.

* Always wearing stuff that will make you look good
if you die in the middle of it.

*Driving 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 be kind to others.

* 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.

* 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 colours; 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 an awesome day and know that someone has thought about you today....

[keithgood838]

Thanks for those words of wisdom, Michele.
I recommend the following de-stress method:

BOLTHOLE BLISS

Barnet in snow, temperature zero,
or bone-chillingly below,
Barnet in snow, yet whisked by a clicked play,
to Memphis I can go.

I can hear dear Hoagy's clock a-tickin' and tockin',
everything's peaceful and dandy;
I can see old Granny 'cross the street
still a-rockin',
watchin' the neighbours go by.
Memphis in June with sweet oleander
blowing perfume in the air;
up jumps the moon to make it that much grander ...

Frazzled by snow and ice?
Brother take my advice,
listen to Matt Monro sing
Memphis In June ...

Keith

[cmartin_ok]

* It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to be kind to others.

Ah, this may explain my role on this earth