>From: "Pearl Fernane" <pearlyshellz@...> >To: "Joy Morris" <joymomgram@...> >Subject: Fw: stress management >Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 11:05:49 -0800 > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Flo Conley >To: wtskukn@... ; Pearl Fernane ; Richard Leppi ; Rita Johnson ; hennyk87@... ; Orville Camien ; Lindyrae@... ; muzzielil@... >Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2005 3:52 PM >Subject: Fw: stress management > > > > >       -------Original Message------- > >       From: sexysadiemaeglutz@... >       Date: 01/22/05 14:07:00 >       To: emd1126@...; floconley@...; liz@...; thaREDchevelle@...; vkokopelli@... >       Subject: Fw: stress management > > > >       ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- >       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'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 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 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. > > > >       Have an awesome day and know that someone has thought about you > >       today..........I did > > > > >