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.
So, my friend, Put down anything that may be a burden to you right now. Don’t pick it up again until after you’ve rested a while.”

People who complain about taxes can be divided into two classes: men and women. Unknown

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May your lives, your hearts and your attitudes always be filled with Positive Thoughts only.

When things get tough, always remember ~
Faith doesn’t get you around trouble, it gets you through it

“My philosophy is that not only are you responsible for your life, but doing the best at this moment puts you I the best place for the next moment”  Oprah Winfrey

“It’s never too late ~ never too late to start over, never too late to be happy”  Jane Fonda

“It’s never too late to be what you might have been”  George Eliot

“If I am not for myself, then who will be for me”  And if I am only for myself, then what am I? And if not now, when?”  Rabbi Hillel

“Persistence is knowing that in the face of a thousand reasons to be discouraged, you choose to carry on no matter how seemingly hopeless the present situation may seem. The power of persistence is required especially when we’re dealing with intense, emotionally devastating circumstances or difficult things that have stacked up all at once” Chris Attwood and Janet Bray Attwood

“Nothing can take the place of persistence….not talent, or genius, or education. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent” (paraphrased) Wolfgang von Goethe

What do you regret?

We regret the things most that we didn’t do. We learn most from the regrets we did do that were simply mistakes. These regrets can stagnate or motivate us. It’s not too late to make amends, to start over, to realize that dream, or just accept life’s path and let go of the regrets.

“There’s only us. There’s only this. Forget regrets or life is yours to miss. No other hope. No other way. No day but today!” Jonathon Larson

There are no regrets in life, just lessons. Jennifer Aniston

If you water the seed of every thought…every dream you plant in the ground of your life…often enough, it will develop into strong acts and ideas. The seeds grow and thrive, strengthened by belief until they are visible in your life. You reap what you sow is rich with wisdom. Thoughts and desires are like seeds scattered and left to grow.

You can’t hasten the seasons of growth by force or wanting everything according to your wishes. You plant the seed and then move on to other things allowing life to have its wonderful mysterious way in its own time where much is going on behind the scenes under the ground. Paraphrased from “The Map”