Once, a psychology professor walked around his classroom full o=
f students holding a glass of water with his arm straightened out to the si=
de. He asked his students, “How heavy is this glass of water?”
The st=
udents started to shout out guesses–ranging anywhere from 4 ounces to=
one pound. The professor replied, “The absolute weight of this glass=
isn’t what matters while I’m holding it. Rather, it’s th=
e amount of time that I hold onto it that makes an impact.”
“If I hol=
d it for, say, two minutes, it doesn’t feel like much of a burden. If=
I hold it for an hour, its weight may become more apparent as my muscles b=
egin to tire. If I hold it for an entire day–or week–my muscles=
will cramp and I’ll likely feel numb or paralyzed with pain, ma=
king me feel miserable and unable to think about anything aside from the pa=
in that I’m in.“
“In all of these cases, the actual weight of t=
he glass will remain the same, but the longer I clench onto it, the heavier=
it feels to me and the more burdensome it is to hold.”
The class understoo=
d and shook their heads in agreement. The professor continued to say, ̶=
0;This glass of water represents the worries and stresses that you carry ar=
ound with you every day. If you think about them for a few minutes an=
d then put them aside, it’s not a heavy burden to bear.
If you think about =
them a little longer, you will start to feel the impacts of the stress.&nbs=
p;If you carry your worries with you all day, you will become incapacitated=
, prohibiting you from doing anything else until you let them go.”
[DonR=
17;t carry your worries around with you everywhere you go, as they will do =
nothing but weigh you down. Don’t let life pass you by while you focu=
s your attention on your stressors. And remember to put your “glass d=
own” each night; don’t carry extra weight into the next day.]
~~
Dr Bob Griffin
[email protected] www.grif.net
"Jesus Knows Me, This =
I Love!"