|  A young woman carried around a glass of water, and                      everyone knew she was going to ask the ultimate question,                      'half empty or half full?'..... She fooled them .., "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.
 
 
 Whatever burdens you're carrying                      now, let them down for a moment. Relax, pick them up later,                      after you've rested. Life is short. Enjoy it and the now                      'supposed' stress that you've conquered!"
 REMEMBER,                       STRESS   IS  SOMETHING  THAT
 WE  DO  TO  OURSELVES                      !!
 
 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.
 
 
 15 *                      You may be only one person in the world, but you may also be                      the world to one person.
 
 
 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 thought about you                      today.
 
 
 20 * It was me, your                      friend!
 
 
 *Save the earth..... It's the only                      planet with chocolate !*
 
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