{"id":19147,"date":"2012-11-18T18:42:17","date_gmt":"2012-11-18T16:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lebanesesaints.com\/Home\/?p=19147"},"modified":"2012-11-18T19:05:58","modified_gmt":"2012-11-18T17:05:58","slug":"how-heavy-is-this-glass-of-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lebanesesaints.com\/Home\/story\/how-heavy-is-this-glass-of-water\/","title":{"rendered":"How heavy is this glass of water?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A lecturer, when explaining stress management to an audience, <\/strong>raised a glass of water and asked, “How heavy is this glass of <\/strong>water?” Answers called out ranged from 20g to 500g.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The lecturer replied, “The absolute weight doesn’t matter. It <\/strong>depends on how long you try to hold it. If I hold it for a minute, <\/strong>that’s not a problem. If I hold it for an hour, I’ll have an ache in my <\/strong>right arm. If I hold it for a day, you’ll have to call an ambulance. <\/strong>In each case, it’s the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the <\/strong>
\nheavier it becomes.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

He continued, “And that’s the way it is with stress management. <\/strong>If we carry our burdens all the time, sooner or later, as the burden <\/strong>becomes increasingly heavy, we won’t be able to carry on.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“As with the glass of water, you have to put it down for a while and <\/strong>rest before holding it again. When we’re refreshed, we can carry on <\/strong>with the burden.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“So, before you return home tonight, put the burden of work down. <\/strong>Don’t carry it home. You can pick it up tomorrow. Whatever burdens <\/strong>
\nyou’re carrying now, let them down for a moment if you can.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is well know that too much stress is a “killer.” Writing in Eternity <\/strong>magazine some time ago Fred Stansberry talks about “stress-related <\/strong>
\ndiseases such as cancer, arthritis, heart and respiratory diseases, <\/strong>migraines, allergies and a host of other psychological and <\/strong>physiological dysfunctions which are increasing at an alarming rate <\/strong>in our Western culture.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stress is pretty much common to us all in today’s pressure-cooker <\/strong>world. It is our responsibility, however, to do what we can to lessen the <\/strong>
\nstress factors in our life wherever possible. To do this the following tips c<\/strong>an help.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Write down all your cares and worries. Put them in order of priority and eliminate those that aren’t important.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Know what your limit is and limit yourself to what you can handle.<\/strong>
\n2. With stress comes pent-up feelings. Learn how <\/strong>to express these creatively and get them off your chest.<\/strong>
\n3. Accept the fact that some things can’t be changed.<\/strong>
\n4. Limit major life changes to as few as possible in any one year.<\/strong>
\n5. Resolve all resentments immediately.<\/strong>
\n6. Make time for rest and relaxation … get sufficient sleep.<\/strong>
\n7. Watch your diet and eating habits.<\/strong>
\n8. Maintain a regular physical exercise program.<\/strong>
\n9. Ultimately, however, we need to learn to trust our life to\u00a0<\/strong>God in all circumstances.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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