Dealing with burdens

A lecturer giving a Stress Management Course 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, it is 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, the burden will become increasingly heavy, and 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. Before you return home tonight, put the burden of work down; don't carry it home. You can pick it up tomorrow.



So, my friends, whatever burden you're carrying now, let it down for a moment, if you can, and don't pick it up again until after you have rested a while........



And remember--we can all learn from crayons.....Some are sharp and some are pretty. Some are dull and some have weird names. They all are different colours, but they ALL have to live in the same box.



Have an AWESOME day!