STRESSED??????

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 just 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 probably was 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.

Arlies my no wonder you are our queen on this board. You have changed my mind about somethings I was contiplating and leaving this MS board was one of them. Just now after reading your post helped me change my mind. I will be honest yesterday I got at a post someone put on this board and yes I said my peace about it but I couldn't let it go. I almost called Obesity help about it also because I didn't think it was warranted or called for. The surely paid me a visit yesterday and it took all the words of wisdow that my parents gave me to keep me from being and sounding small minded and ignorant. I am very proud and comfortable with who I am but some times someone can say one thing and make you forget who you really are. I know by putting both of your feet in your mouth you really don't have a leg to stand on and that is why I chose my words carefully yesterday and I have decided to stay on this board. I don't have to from anything or anybody because I am at peace with myself. After all this journey that we are all on is bigger than one or two people burdans. So I do thank you God for sending a with a prayer to ease my aching heart today. Ya!

If you leave I will never speak to you again. That may be a good thing or a bad thing...dont you leave! We are all one big happy family and sometimes we dont all get along and we might hurt each others feelings without meaning to but we still love each other and I for one will not accept anyone leaving. Are you coming to the lunch tomorrow? I hope so.

Thank you for sending this. It does put things in perspective. A "new look" at things so to speak. I carry alot on my shoulders, and tend to be the person who tries to fix everything. I'm going to pass this on to some other deserving souls. Many Hugs Kimberly