Post by Dorothyl on Oct 1, 2005 17:25:40 GMT -5
;D I like this.......
Stress Management 101
>
>
> 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
> probably worth it.
>
> * 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.
>
HUGGGZZZZ~D~
Stress Management 101
>
>
> 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
> probably worth it.
>
> * 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.
>
HUGGGZZZZ~D~