Stress and a Glass of Water

A lecturer, when explaining stress management

to an audience,
raised a glass of water and asked,

“How heavy is this glass of water?”

Answers called out ranged from 20g. to 500g.

The lecturer replied,

“The absolute weight doesn’t matter.
It depends on how long you try to 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.” 

He continued,

“And that’s the way it is with stress management.
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.”

“So, before you return home tonight,

put the burden of work down.

Don’t carry it home.
You can pick it up tomorrow.
Whatever burdens you’re carrying now,

set them down and
don’t pick them up again

until after you’ve rested a while”.

Here are some great ways of dealing with the burdens of life:

* Accept that on 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.

* Always read stuff that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it.

* Drive carefully.  It’s not only cars that can be recalled by their Maker.

* 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.

* It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to be kind to others.

* Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time,because you won’t have a leg to stand on.

* The second mouse gets the cheese.

* When everything’s coming your way, you’re in the wrong lane.

* Birthdays are good for you. The more you have, the longer you live.

* You may be the only one person in the world, but you may also be the world to one person.

* Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once.

* We could learn a lot from crayons…

Some are sharp,

some are pretty and

some are dull.

Some have weird names and

all are different colors,

but they all have to live in the same box.

*A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour

Favorite song of the week...

"ohh these times are hard and they're making us crazy don't give up on me baby"

What is humility?

What is humility?

According to the homily of Fr. Lito last July 2, 2011 (Saturday – Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary), being humble means being honest, understanding and meek, aways willing to learn, giving your best and brings enlightenment to people. (Gusto ko to’ng matandaan habang buhay)

Hindi ako nagkamali nung nagdecide akong mag serve nung araw na to’...

Sa totoo lang matagal ko ding pinagisipan kung pupunta ba ako or hindi sa 6pm mass para mag serve hanggang sa sabi ko “why not?”...

Muntik nang hindi matuloy yung pag punta ko nun kasi eto nanaman ako, nasa office nag ttrabaho.

Pero gaya nga ng bulong ng konsensya ko: be true to your word, Jam.

Kaya pumunta ako.

Siguro kailangan ko nga din ng pahinga... break sa mabilis na ikot ng mundo at takbo ng oras kapag nasa opisina ako... minsan sa bilis pala ng oras at ikot ng mundo, nakakalimutan mo yung mga bagay na importante pala sayo... tulad ng sarili, pamilya, mga kaibigan, mga joke na corny... at ang Diyos.

Aminado akong kinakain ako ng buhay ng trabaho. Hindi ko alam kung marami talaga o nawawalan na lang ako ng gana... siguro both.

Kaya naman nung nag attend ako ng mass, parang natauhan ako. Dati pakiramdam ko passionate ako and humble, pero habang nakikinig ako ng homily ni Fr. Lito, si Phoebe yung unang tao na pumasok sa isip ko as humble and passionate.

Nakaramdam ako ng konting kirot sa puso ko kasi alam kong hindi ko na masabi sa sarili kong isa rin akong ehemplo ng pagiging mapagkumbaba... maraming bagay na ata yung ipinagbago ko, pakiramdam ko malapit na kong mahulog sa bangin (ng kawalan), konti nalang at hindi ko na kayang kumapit pa...

Naisip ko, lumalayo na ko sa Diyos... ayoko pero bakit pakiramdam ko nahihirapan ako. Bakit parang korny, irrelevant, waste of time... nawawala na yung sense niya sa buhay ko... bakit ganun?

Masyado na ata akong naging mapagmataas... pakiramdam ko kaya ko na lahat. Pero hindi. Napapagod ako... madalas. Sa panandalian kong paglayo sa Diyos, sa panandaliang oras na naisip kong hindi ko Siya kailangan... Bigla akong nahiya sa sarili ko, dahil ba nahihirapan ako kaya lumalapit ako uli?

Oh baka naman pinapaalala niya lang na:

 “Jam, hindi ka naman mag-isa, lumapit ka lang, wag kang mahiya... andito lang ako”

Mas lalo tuloy akong nahiya, pero sa loob loob ko:

“Please Lord... KSP lang talaga ako, konting suyo pa...”

Parang bata... kahit alam kong buong buhay ko sinusuyo niya ako, ngayon, gusto ko padin na suyuin pa niya ako ulit… haha! Selfish ba? Baka sadyang KSP lang (kulang sa pagmamahal).