Blog : Stress Management

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12/4/2008 1:42 pm

Stress Management

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
> WILL 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!