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!"


--- A message from your favorite massage therapists:

Lyn Yancha, LMP
Tomas Huber, LMP
Brooke Adler, LMP
Gordon McWhirter, LMP


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