Re: OT: stress advice ......

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Kathe,

Thanks for posting enjoyed this, Tawny

--- In , Kathe Sabetzadeh <lv2ryd@y...>

wrote:

>

>

> 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.

>

> * 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.

>

>

>

> Have an awesome day and know that someone has

> thought about you today..........I did.

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

> __________________________________

> Celebrate 's 10th Birthday!

> Netrospective: 100 Moments of the Web

> http://birthday./netrospective/

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

Kathe,

Thanks for posting enjoyed this, Tawny

>

>

> 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.

>

> * 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.

>

>

>

> Have an awesome day and know that someone has

> thought about you today..........I did.

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

> __________________________________

> Celebrate 's 10th Birthday!

> Netrospective: 100 Moments of the Web

> http://birthday./netrospective/

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

Good one Kathe. I really like the one about crayons.

Thanks for sharing.

a

On Fri, 4 Mar 2005 19:56:54 -0800 (PST), Kathe Sabetzadeh

<lv2ryd@...> wrote:

>

>

> 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.

>

> * 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.

>

>

>

> Have an awesome day and know that someone has

> thought about you today..........I did.

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

> __________________________________

> Celebrate 's 10th Birthday!

> Netrospective: 100 Moments of the Web

> http://birthday./netrospective/

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

Good one Kathe. I really like the one about crayons.

Thanks for sharing.

a

On Fri, 4 Mar 2005 19:56:54 -0800 (PST), Kathe Sabetzadeh

<lv2ryd@...> wrote:

>

>

> 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.

>

> * 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.

>

>

>

> Have an awesome day and know that someone has

> thought about you today..........I did.

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

> __________________________________

> Celebrate 's 10th Birthday!

> Netrospective: 100 Moments of the Web

> http://birthday./netrospective/

>

> __________________________________________________

>