How heavy are your worries?

I recently came across this story.I found it fantastic and beautiful,and would like to share now with all of you.

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 one her face,she inquired:”How heavy is this glass of water?”

Audience called out answers “6 ounces” , “10 ounces”, “200 grams” ,”500 grams” but she shrugged them off.

She replied: ” The actual weight doesn’t matter. What really matters is how long I’ve been holding it. If I hold it for just a minute it feels very light. If I hold it for an hour, I’ll have an ache in my arm. If I hold it for a whole day, my arm will be in extreme pain and it  will be totally aching. Any longer than that and I will be very tempted to give up and drop it. In each case, the weight of the glass doesn’t change, but the longer I hold it ,heavier it becomes.

The psychologist continued: “This glass of water represents our challenges,our problems,our worries,our stress and anxiety.Carry them for only a short while and they’re manageable. Worry about them a bit longer and they begin to hurt. And if we think about them all day long, or longer, we can begin to feel paralyzed and hopeless – incapable of concentrating or focusing on anything else.”

The psychologist reminded her audience: “It’s important to remember to let go of  your worries and streses whenever possible. As early in the evening as you can, put all your burdens down. Don’t carry them through the evening and into the night. This can certainly be easier said than done in some cases, but in many cases it’s actually quite easy if we are mindful about it.”

Your peace is more important than driving yourself crazy trying to understand why something happened the way it did.Let it go.One of the best moments in life is finding the courage to let go of what you cannot change.We can either hold onto things that weigh us down or lift us up.

Remember to put glass down!Take good care of yourself.Stop worrying.Let go and move on!

I hope that this beautiful life story will inspire you to make a change in your life.