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    noritake22    March 31, 2011   Seattle

    This was just sent to me in an email, and I thought I would share it because it kind of pertains to weddings and also to everyday life.

    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!"

    1 * Accept the fact that some days you're the pigeon, and some days you're the statue!

    2 * Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them.

    3 * Always read stuff that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it.

    4 * Drive carefully... It's not only cars that can be recalled by their Maker..

    5 * If you can't be kind, at least have the decency to be vague

    6 * If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it was probably worth it..

    7 * It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others.

    8 * Never buy a car you can't push.

    9 * Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time, because then you won't have a leg to stand on.

    10 * Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance.

    11 * Since it's the early worm that gets eaten by the bird, sleep late.

    12 * The second mouse gets the cheese.

    13 * When everything's coming your way, you're in the wrong lane.

    14 * Birthdays are good for you. The more you have, the longer you live.

    15 * You may be only one person in the world, but you may also be the world to one person.

    16 * Some mistakes are too much fun to make only once.

    17 * We could learn a lot from crayons. Some are sharp, some are pretty and some are dull. Some have weird names and all are different colors, but they all have to live in the same box.

    18 * A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour.

    19 * Have an awesome day and know that someone has thought about you today.

    20 * It was I, your friend!

    *Save the earth..... It's the only planet with chocolate!

     
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    Miss.Lace    April 30, 2011   Austin

    This is great!! Thanks for sharing!

     
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    noritake22    March 31, 2011   Seattle

    @Miss.Lace: You are very welcome :-)

     
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    SamanthaSadlier    March 25, 2011  

    Aww love this!! Good reminder for me to relax and enjoy this weekend. I am two weeks out from the big day and the stress is eating me alive. Very good thoughts. Thanks!

     
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    Ryansgirl    October 22, 2011   Canada

    Thank you!! I could use this right about now :)  I'm going to copy/paste it to my boss.  I think she could use it too.

     
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    noritake22    March 31, 2011   Seattle

    @SamanthaSadlier:

    @Ryansgirl:

    You are both very welcome; I hope it helps :-)

     
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    ellabee    July 3, 2011   Virginia

    This needed to be bumped. I really needed this today!

     
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    noritake22    March 31, 2011   Seattle

    @ellabee: Sorry it took me so long to respond to you. I didn't see this get bumped and I have been extremly busy...

    It would seem that there are a lot of bees that are stressing this past week or so, so I will bump this again; just in case someone else can benefit from it Smile

     
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    Evie19    January 21, 2012  

    This was lovely to read, thank you. :)

     
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    brenna1035    August 7, 2011   Loveland, Co

    I definitely needed to read this today. Thank you so much!

     
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    noritake22    March 31, 2011   Seattle

    @Evie19:

    @brenna1035:

    You are very welcome ladies :-)

     
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    soyjoy222    June 1, 2012   PA

    This was great! Thanks!!

    Save the Earth...it's the only planet with chocolate - I love it!! But can I also add, it is the only with coffee as well. :)

     
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    noritake22    March 31, 2011   Seattle

    @soyjoy222: You are very welcome; and yes, you can add coffee too :-)

     
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    Miss Tattoo    September 15, 2012   Pittsburgh, PA

    Very nice!

     
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    noritake22    March 31, 2011   Seattle

    @Miss Tattoo: Thank you :-)

     
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    chittychittybanebane    October 22, 2011  

    I passed this on too! Thank you!

     
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    noritake22    March 31, 2011   Seattle

    @chittychittybanebane: You are very welcome :-)

     

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