REPOST: Remember to Put the Glass Down

With fear dominating the news in these times of Covid, this Repost from 2016 seems appropriate:

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 inquired:
"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 paralysed. 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.



With thanks to Anthony Harwood in Lusaka for this story