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 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.”
Tempest* · 1 decade ago
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