{"id":30,"date":"2013-02-10T16:26:10","date_gmt":"2013-02-10T16:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/annroth.net\/blog\/?p=30"},"modified":"2013-09-09T17:45:50","modified_gmt":"2013-09-09T17:45:50","slug":"30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/annroth.net\/blog\/uncategorized\/30\/","title":{"rendered":"Got Stress? This Might Help."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My friend, NIna, forwarded this to me. It&#8217;s so filled with wisdom, I had to share. Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p>A Great Lesson on Stress<\/p>\n<p>A young lady confidently walked around the room with a raised glass of water<br \/>\nwhile leading a seminar and explaining stress management to her audience.<br \/>\nEveryone knew she was going to ask the ultimate question, &#8216;Half empty or<br \/>\nhalf full?&#8217; She fooled them all.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;How heavy is this glass of water?&#8221; she inquired with a smile. Answers<br \/>\ncalled out ranged from 8 oz. To 20 oz. She replied, &#8220;The absolute weight<br \/>\ndoesn&#8217;t matter. It depends on how long I hold it. If I hold it for a<br \/>\nminute, that&#8217;s not a problem. If I hold it for an hour, I&#8217;ll have an ache in<br \/>\nmy right arm.<\/p>\n<p>If I hold it for a day, you&#8217;ll have to call an ambulance. In each case it&#8217;s<br \/>\nthe same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She continued, &#8220;and that&#8217;s the way it is with stress. If we carry our<br \/>\nburdens all the time, sooner or later, as the burden becomes increasingly<br \/>\nheavy, we won&#8217;t be able to carry on.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As with the glass of water, you have to put it down for a while and rest<br \/>\nbefore holding it again. When we&#8217;re refreshed, we can carry on with the<br \/>\nburden &#8211; holding stress longer and better each time practiced.<\/p>\n<p>So, as early in the evening as you can, put all your burdens down. Don&#8217;t<br \/>\ncarry them through the evening and into the night. Pick them up again<br \/>\ntomorrow if you must.<\/p>\n<p>1 * Accept the fact that some days you&#8217;re the pigeon, and some days you&#8217;re<br \/>\nthe statue!<\/p>\n<p>2 * Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat<br \/>\nthem.<\/p>\n<p>3 * Always read stuff that will make you look good if you die in the middle<br \/>\nof it.<\/p>\n<p>4 * Drive carefully&#8230; It&#8217;s not only cars that can be recalled by their<br \/>\nMaker.<\/p>\n<p>5 * If you can&#8217;t be kind, at least have the decency to be vague.<\/p>\n<p>6 * If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it was<br \/>\nprobably worth it.<\/p>\n<p>7 * It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a<br \/>\nwarning to others.<\/p>\n<p>8 * Never buy a car you can&#8217;t push.<\/p>\n<p>9 * Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time, because then you<br \/>\nwon&#8217;t have a leg to stand on.<\/p>\n<p>10 * Nobody cares if you can&#8217;t dance well. Just get up and dance.<\/p>\n<p>11 * Since it&#8217;s the early worm that gets eaten by the bird, sleep late.<\/p>\n<p>12 * The second mouse gets the cheese.<\/p>\n<p>13 * When everything&#8217;s coming your way, you&#8217;re in the wrong lane.<\/p>\n<p>14 * Birthdays are good for you. The more you have, the longer you live.<\/p>\n<p>16 * Some mistakes are too much fun to make only once.<\/p>\n<p>17 * We could learn a lot from crayons. Some are sharp, some are pretty and<br \/>\nsome are dull. Some have weird names and all are different colors, but they<br \/>\nall have to live in the same box.<\/p>\n<p>18 * A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour.<\/p>\n<p>19 * Have an awesome day and know that someone has thought about you today.<\/p>\n<p>AND MOST IMPORTANTLY<\/p>\n<p>20 *Save the earth&#8230;.. It&#8217;s the only planet with chocolate!*<\/p>\n<p>Today someone asked me if I liked you. I laughed, and said, &#8220;Ha! That&#8217;s<br \/>\nfunny!! I absolutely LOVE that woman (or man&#8212;hey, I&#8217;m all for equal opportunity here)!! She&#8217;s funny, caring, crazy as heck, sweet, beautiful, she&#8217;s reading this email right now and I love her!!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Be the kind of person that when your feet hit the floor each morning the devil says~~ &#8220;Oh crap, she&#8217;s up!&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My friend, NIna, forwarded this to me. It&#8217;s so filled with wisdom, I had to share. Enjoy! A Great Lesson on Stress A young lady confidently walked around the room with a raised glass of water while leading a seminar and explaining stress management to her audience. 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