Valley Green – Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, PA (photo by Mary Herbert, 2009)
A Great Lesson on Stress
A young lady confidently walked around the room while leading and explaining
stress management to an audience with a raised glass of water. Everyone knew
she was going to ask the ultimate question, ‘half empty or half full?’…
She fooled them all . . . “How heavy is this glass of water?” she inquired
with a smile.
Answers called out ranged from 8 oz. To 20 oz.
She replied: “The absolute weight doesn’t matter. It depends on how long I
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.” She
continued, “And that’s the way it is with stress. 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, holding stress longer and better each time practiced.
So, as early in the evening as you can, put all your burdens down. Don’t
carry them through the evening and into the night… Pick them up tomorrow.
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1 * Accept the fact that some days you’re the pigeon, and some days you’re the statue!
2 * Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them.
3 * Always read stuff that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it.
4 * Drive carefully… It’s not only cars that can be recalled by their Maker.
5 * If you can’t be kind, at least have the decency to be vague.
6 * If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it was probably worth it.
7 * It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others.
8 * Never buy a car you can’t push.
9 * Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time, because then you won’t have a leg to stand on.
10 * Nobody cares if you can’t dance well. Just get up and dance.
11 * Since it’s the early worm that gets eaten by the bird, sleep late.
12 * The second mouse gets the cheese.
13 * When everything’s coming your way, you’re in the wrong lane.
14 * Birthdays are good for you. The more you have, the longer you live.
16 * Some mistakes are too much fun to make only once.
17 * 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.
18 * A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour.
19 * Have an awesome day and know that someone has thought about you today.
AND MOST IMPORTANTLY
20 * Save the earth….. It’s the only planet with chocolate!*
Valley Green – Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, PA (Photo by Mary Herbert, 2009)
Psalm 1 — Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful; 2 — But his delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law he meditates day and night. 3– He shall be like a tree Planted by the rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaves also shall not wither; And whatever he does shall prosper. 4– The ungodly are not so, But are “like the chaff” which the wind drives away. 5– Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. 6– For the Lord knows the way of the righteous, But the way of the ungodly shall perish. Amen
Respectfully Submitted by Mary Herbert of the Philadelphia Chapter of the Wilson Lake Herbert Family Reunion Circle
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