The True Meaning of Stress
A young lady confidently walked around the room while leading and explaining stress
management to an audience; with a raised glass of water, and everyone knew she was
going to ask the ultimate question, 'half empty or half full?'... she fooled them all.
"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!"
Success is not the key to happiness.
Happiness is the key to success.
If you love what you are doing,
you will be successful.
- Albert Schweitzer
Live simply.
Love generously.
Care deeply.
Speak kindly.
Pray continually.
Leave the rest to God.
The 23rd Psalm for Busy People
The Lord is my pace setter, I shall not rush.
He makes me to stop and rest for quiet intervals.
He provides me with images of stillness, which restores my serenity.
He leads me in ways of efficiency, through calmness of mind.
And His guidance is my peace.
Even though I have a great many things to accomplish each day
I will not fret, for His presence is here.
His timelessness, His all-importance will keep me in balance.
He prepares refreshment and renewal in the midst of my activity
By anointing my mind with His oils of tranquility.
My cup of joyous energy overflows.
Surely harmony and effectiveness shall be the fruits of my hour,
For I shall walk in the pace of the Lord and dwell in His house forever.
Toki Miyashina
Something To Think About!
Imagine that you had won the following prize in a contest: each morning
your bank would deposit $86,400.00 in your private account for your use.
However, this prize has rules, just as any game has certain rules.
The first set of rules would be: everything that you didn't spend during
each day would be taken away from you. You may not simply transfer money
into some other account. You may only spend it. Each morning upon awakening,
the bank opens your account with another $86,400.00 for that day.
The second set of rules: The bank can end the game without warning; at any time it can
say it's over; the game is over! It can close the account and you will not receive a new one.
What would you personally do? You would buy anything and everything you
wanted, right? Not only for yourself, but for all people you love, right?
Even for people you don't know, because you couldn't possibly spend it all on
yourself, right? You would try to spend every cent, and use it all, right?
ACTUALLY, this GAME is REALITY! Each of us is in possession of such a
magical bank. We just can't seem to see it. The MAGICAL BANK is TIME!
Each morning we awaken to receive 86,400 seconds as a gift of life, and when we go to sleep at night, any
remaining time is NOT credited to us. What we haven't lived up that day is forever lost. Yesterday is forever gone.
Each morning the account is refilled, but the bank can dissolve your account at any time....WITHOUT WARNING.
SO, what will YOU do with your 86,400 seconds? Aren't they worth so much more than the same amount in
dollars? Think about that, and always think of this: enjoy every second of your life, because time races
by so much quicker than you think. So take care of yourself, be Happy, Love Deeply and enjoy life!
Here's wishing you a wonderfully beautiful day!!!
Attitude
There once was a woman who woke up one morning, looked in the mirror,
and noticed she had only three hairs on her head. 'Well,' she said,
'I think I'll braid my hair today.' So she did and she had a wonderful day.
The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror and saw that she had
only two hairs on her head. 'H-M-M,' she said, 'I think I'll part my
hair down the middle today.' So she did and she had a grand day.
The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror and noticed that she had
only one hair on her head. 'Well,' she said, 'today I'm going to wear
my hair in a pony tail.' So she did, and she had a fun, fun day.
The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror and noticed that there wasn't a
single hair on her head. 'YAY!' she exclaimed. 'I don't have to fix my hair today!'
Attitude is everything!!
Be kinder than necessary,
for everyone you meet is
fighting some kind of battle.
Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass...
It's about learning to dance in the rain.
Top 10 Reasons to Lead a Simple Life
1. The simpler the system the less it breaks.
2. The simpler the system the easier it is to fix.
3. A simple life allows lots of room for life to flow, creating opportunities.
4. A simple life allows you to feel and hear what is really going on.
5. A simple life requires less energy. Peace can fuel the whole thing.
6. A simple life costs less financially.
7. A simple life allows you distinguish between the truly important and everything else.
8. Simplicity is attractive. Complexity puts people off.
9. Simplicity is a protection against being overwhelmed by complexity.
10. Simplicity greatly reduces (and can even eliminate) the need for dependence on adrenaline.
Enjoy Your Coffee
A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor.
Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life.
Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large
pot of coffee and an assortment of cups, porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain
looking, some expensive, some exquisite. Telling them to help themselves to the coffee.
All the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said: "If you noticed, all the nice
looking expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is normal
for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress.
Be assured that the cup itself, adds no quality to the coffee in most cases just more
expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink. What all of you really wanted was coffee,
not the cup, but you consciously went for the best cups, and then began eyeing each other's cups.
Now consider this: Life is the coffee, and the jobs, money and position in society are the cups.
They are just tools to hold and contain Life, and the type of cup we have does not define, nor
change the quality of Life we live. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to
enjoy the coffee God has provided us." God brews the coffee, not the cups. Enjoy your coffee!
The happiest people don't have the best of everything - they just make the best of everything.
