>Stress
>
>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 2 to 5 pounds.
>
>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."
>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.
>Here are some great 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 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.
>
>* 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.



LOVE AND CHRIST'S ETERNAL BLESSINGS,
Reeva Parry