stress management

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Hi all--

Passing on something a friend saw in a print journal. It has helped

me with mentally managing the life-long " weight " of mito.

Barbara

A lecturer was giving a lecture to his students on stress

management. He raised a glass of water and asked the class, " How

heavy do you think this glass of water is? "

The students' answers ranged from 20 grams to 500 grams.

" Actually, absolute weight doesn't matter, " the lecturer said. " The

real weight depends on how long you hold it. If you hold the glass

for a minute, it will feel okay. If you hold it for an hour, you

will have an ache in your arm. If you hold it for a day, you will

have to call an ambulance. Even though the absolute weight of the

glass never changes, the longer you hold it, the heavier it becomes. "

" What does this mean practically? " asked the lecturer. " If we carry

our burdens all the time, sooner or later we will not be able to

carry on. The burden becomes impossibly heavy. What you have to do

is turn loose, put the glass down and rest awhile. Then you will be

able to pick it up again. "