Stress

Stress we all have to a greater or lesser degree
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So here is a simple way of looking at it
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A lecturer when explaining stress management to an audience,
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Raised a glass of water and asked
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'How heavy is this glass of water?'
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Answers called out ranged from 20g to 500g.
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The lecturer replied, 'The absolute weight doesn't matter
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It depends on how long you try to hold it
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If I hold it for a minute, that's not a problem.
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If I hold it for an hour, I'll have an ache in my right arm.
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If I hold it for a day, you'll have to call an ambulance.
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In each case, it's the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes.'
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He continued,
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'And that's the way it is with stress management.
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If we carry our burdens all the time, sooner or later,
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As the burden becomes increasingly heavy,
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We won't be able to carry on. '
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'As with the glass of water,
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You have to put it down for a while and rest before holding it again.
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When we're refreshed, we can carry on with the burden.'
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'So, before tonight, put the burden down.!
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Don't carry it home
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You can pick it up tomorrow
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Whatever burdens you're carrying now
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Let them down for a moment if you can.'
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So, my friend, Put down anything that may be a burden to you right now.
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Don't pick it up again until after you've rested a while.
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Here are some great ways of dealing with the burdens of life:
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* Accept that some days you're the pigeon,
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And some days you're the statue.
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* Always keep your words soft and sweet,
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Just in case you have to eat them.
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* Always wear stuff that will make you look good
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If you die in the middle of it.
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* Drive carefully. It's not only cars that can be
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Recalled by their maker.
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* If you can't be kind, at least have the decency to be vague.
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* If you lend someone 20 and never see that person again,
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It was probably worth it.
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* It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to be kind to others.
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* Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time,
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Because then you won't have a leg to stand on.
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* Nobody cares if you can't dance well.
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Just get up and dance.
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* Since it's the early worm that gets eaten by the bird, sleep late.
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* The second mouse gets the cheese.

*When everything's coming your way,
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You're in the wrong lane.
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* Birthdays are good for you.
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The more you have, the longer you live.
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* You may be only one person in the world,
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But you may also be the world to one person.
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* Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once.
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* We could learn a lot from crayons... Some are sharp, some are pretty and some are dull.
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Some have weird names, and all are different colours, but they all have to live in the same box.
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*A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour.
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