A psychologist walked around a room while teaching stress management to an audience.
As she raised a glass of water, everyone expected they'd be asked the
"half empty or half full" question. Instead, with a smile on her face,
she enquired: "How heavy is this glass of water?"
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, it's not a problem. If I hold it for an hour,
I'll have an ache in my arm. If I hold it for a day, my arm will feel numb and paralyzed.
In each case, the weight of the glass doesn't change, but the longer I hold it,
the heavier it becomes."
She continued, "The stresses and worries in life are like that glass of water.
Think about them for a while and nothing happens. Think about them a bit longer
and they begin to hurt. And if you think about them all day long,
you will feel paralyzed – incapable of doing anything."
Remember to put the glass down.
As she raised a glass of water, everyone expected they'd be asked the
"half empty or half full" question. Instead, with a smile on her face,
she enquired: "How heavy is this glass of water?"
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, it's not a problem. If I hold it for an hour,
I'll have an ache in my arm. If I hold it for a day, my arm will feel numb and paralyzed.
In each case, the weight of the glass doesn't change, but the longer I hold it,
the heavier it becomes."
She continued, "The stresses and worries in life are like that glass of water.
Think about them for a while and nothing happens. Think about them a bit longer
and they begin to hurt. And if you think about them all day long,
you will feel paralyzed – incapable of doing anything."
Remember to put the glass down.
