Stress

Is anyone else out there feeling a bit stressed these days?  It is utterly amazing how the current onslaught of technological advances is not only transforming the way we communicate, do business, and entertain ourselves, but it is also altering our personalities, our relationships, and on a larger scale, our culture.

Does anyone remember the days when you left point A to travel to point B, and for that period in between, you were completely isolated from communicating with anyone else until you reached your destination? Of course if you were fortunate, you could stop somewhere in between and find that relic from another era, a pay phone.  I actually remember WAITING IN LINE at trade shows to get to one.  And I also remember their diabolical design: the cable on the phone book was just short enough that you couldn't rest the phone book (another relic) on the slanted shelf (a really sinister idea) beneath the phone without holding it in place with your knee while attempting to read the number and dial at the same time.  Come to think of it, there was quite a bit of stress in the old system too.

But while yesterday's aggravation resulted from limitations to our ability and facility to communicate, today our angst arises from the avalanche of available options.  Now we are a growing global community that is preoccupied with being plugged in, on line, blue toothed, twittered, tweeted, texted, emailed, gmailed, skyped, swiped, scanned and heaven knows what I've left out and what is just around the corner.  We are constantly in touch and on demand and as a result, we behave differently: we have shorter fuses, more headaches, and less time to enjoy this journey we call life. Couple these pressures with current news on the economy, politics, droughts, floods, earthquakes, fires, famines, health care, aging, wars, and threats of terrorism. It's enough to make you want to take a timeout. 

I hope the following illustration will be meaningful to anyone out there who may be feeling a bit frayed at

the moment. 

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!"

Tips for Stress Relief 

Accept the fact that some days you're the pigeon

and some days you're the statue!

Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in

 case you have to eat them . .

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

If you lend someone $20 and never see that

       person again, it was probably worth it.

Never put both feet in your mouth at the same

time, because then you won't have a leg

to stand on.

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

       and dance

You may be only one person in the world, but

       you may also be the world to one person.

 
A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the

       scenery on a detour.  

 
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