How Heavy is It?

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, it'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, the burden will become increasingly heavy: and 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,
let them down for a moment if you can.'

So, my friend, Put down anything that may be a burden to you right now. Don't pick it up again until after you've rested a while.

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

* Just accept 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.

* Always wear 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 then you won't have a leg to stand on.

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

* 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 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 colours; but they all have to live in the same box.

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


Have an awesome day and know that someone has thought about you today. 

What Goes Around Comes Around

WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND

One day a man saw a old lady, stranded on the side of the road, but even in the dim light of day, he could see she needed help. So he pulled up in front of her Mercedes and got out. His Pontiac was still sputtering when he approached her.

Even with the smile on his face, she was worried. No one had stopped to help for the last hour or so. Was he going to hurt her? He didn't look safe; he looked poor and hungry.

He could see that she was frightened, standing out there in the cold. He knew how she felt. It was that chill which only fear can put in you.

He said, 'I'm here to help you, ma'am. Why don't you wait in the car where it's warm? By the way, my name is Bryan Anderson.'

Well, all she had was a flat tire, but for an old lady, that was bad enough. Bryan crawled under the car looking for a place to put the jack, skinning his knuckles a time or two. Soon he was able to change the tire. But he had to get dirty and his hands hurt.

As he was tightening up the lug nuts, she rolled down the window and began to talk to him. She told him that she was from St. Louis and was only just passing through. She couldn't thank him enough for coming to her aid.

Bryan just smiled as he closed her trunk. The lady asked how much she owed him. Any amount would have been all right with her. She already imagined all the awful things that could have happened had he not stopped.   Bryan never thought twice about being paid.  This was not a job to him. This was helping someone in need, and God knows there were plenty, who had given him a hand in the past. He had lived his whole life that way, and it never occurred to him to act any other way.

He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she could give that person the assistance they needed, and Bryan added, 'And think of me..'

He waited until she started her car and drove off. It had been a cold and depressing day, but he felt good as he headed for home, disappearing into the twilight.

A few miles down the road the lady saw a small cafe. She went in to grab a bite to eat, and take the chill off before she made the last leg of her trip home. It was a dingy looking restaurant. Outside were two old gas pumps. The whole scene was unfamiliar to her. The waitress came over and brought a clean towel to wipe her wet hair. She had a sweet smile, one that even being on her feet for the whole day couldn't erase. The lady noticed the waitress was nearly eight months pregnant, but she never let the strain and aches change her attitude. The old lady wondered how someone who had so little could be so giving to a stranger. Then she remembered Bryan ...

After the lady finished her meal, she paid with a hundred dollar bill. The waitress quickly went to get change for her hundred dollar bill, but the old lady had slipped right out the door. She was gone by the time the waitress came back. The waitress wondered where the lady could be. Then she noticed something written on the napkin.

There were tears in her eyes when she read what the lady wrote: 'You don't owe me anything. I have been there too.. Somebody once helped me out, the way I'm helping you. If you really want to pay me back, here is what you do: Do not let this chain of love end with you.'

Under the napkin were four more $100 bills.

Well, there were tables to clear, sugar bowls to fill, and people to serve, but the waitress made it through another day. That night when she got home from work and climbed into bed, she was thinking about the money and what the lady had written. How could the lady have known how much she and her husband needed it? With the baby due next month, it was going to be hard....

She knew how worried her husband was, and as he lay sleeping next to her, she gave him a soft kiss and whispered soft and low, 'Everything's going to be all right.  I love you, Bryan Anderson.'

There is an old saying 'What goes around comes around..' Today I sent you this story, and I'm asking you to pass it on. Let this light shine.

Jury Duty Scam - Verified with Snopes

The  caller claims to be a jury coordinator. If you protest that you never received a summons for jury duty, the scammer asks you for  your Social Security number and date of birth so he or she can  verify the information and cancel the arrest warrant. Give out any  of this information and bingo; your identity was just stolen.   

Snopes (the web verification group) confirms the above with:

Judicial Branch Warns About Bogus Jury Calls

Posted: Thursday, August 11, 2005

St. Paul, MN (August 9, 2005) –Minnesota residents are being targeted by phone calls that may sound legitimate enough to scare them into revealing confidential information, potentially leading to identity theft and fraud. 
Over the past few weeks, courts in Anoka, Dakota and Hennepin counties have fielded calls from citizens who have been contacted by persons claiming to be with a court and threatening a warrant for “failing to comply with jury service.”  This may be part of a scam reported in other parts of the country where the caller uses false threats about jury service to acquire personal and financial information, such as a social security number, credit card numbers, or employer information.

PLEASE BE AWARE: Courts do not call citizens for the purpose of seeking personal  information. Minnesota courts always use the mail to send jury service summons, communicating by telephone only after a prospective juror has returned a completed summons information form. 
Annually, jury offices across the state mail over 150,000 jury summons.  The summons includes details about time and location to report for jury duty, and asks prospective jurors to return a qualification questionnaire.  A phone number for the local jury office is also included for anyone wanting to contact the court about the summons.
It is a crime for an individual to falsely represent himself or herself as a court official.  The best way to handle such calls is to hang up and contact police to report any suspicious phone calls or threats. 

http://www.mncourts.gov/?page=NewsItemDisplay&item=20317

Donner Pass

This bridge is on the Old Donner Pass Highway in California.

It has a spectacular view of Donner Lake and Donner Pass on Route 80.

A bear was walking across Rainbow Bridge (Old Hwy 40 at

Donner Summit, Truckee, CA ) on Saturday when two cars, also

crossing the bridge, scared the bear into jumping over the

edge of the bridge.  Somehow the bear caught the ledge

and was able to pull itself to safety.  Authorities decided

that nothing could be done to help Saturday night so they

returned Sunday morning to find the bear sound asleep on

the ledge.

After securing a net under the bridge the bear was tranquilized,

fell into the net, lowered, then woke up and walked out of the net.

Jesus and the Mud Puddle

Howard  County Sheriff Jerry Marr got a disturbing call  one Saturday  afternoon a few months ago.  His 6-year-old grandson, Mikey, had been  hit by a car  while fishing in Greentown with his dad.  The father and son were near a bridge  by the Kokomo Reservoir when a   woman lost control of her car,  slid off the bridge and hit  Mikey  at a rate of about 50 mph. Sheriff Marr had seen the results of accidents   like this and feared the worst.  When he got to   Saint Joseph Hospital ,  he rushed through the emergency   room to  find Mikey conscious and in fairly good spirits.  'Mikey, what  happened ?' Sheriff Marr asked.  Mikey replied, 'Well, Papaw, I was fishin' with Dad,  and some lady runned me over,I flew into a mud   puddle, and broke my fishin' pole and I didn't get to catch no  fish !'  As it turned out, the impact propelled Mikey about   500 feet, over a few trees and an embankment and in   to the middle of a mud puddle.  His only injuries were to his right femur  bone,  which had broken in two places. Mikey had surgery to place  pins in his leg.  Otherwise the boy is fine. Since all the boy could talk about was  that his fishing pole was broken,  the Sheriff  went out to Wal-Mart and bought   him a new one while he was in surgery  so he could have it when he  came out. The next day the Sheriff sat with Mikey  to keep him company in the hospital.  Mikey was enjoying his new fishing pole  and talked about  when he could go fishing again  as he cast into the trash can. When  they were alone Mikey, just as matter-of-fact, said, 'Papaw, did you  know Jesus is real?'  'Well,' the Sheriff replied, a little startled..  'Yes, Jesus is  real to all who believe in him  and love him in their hearts.'  'No,' said Mikey. 'I mean Jesus is REALLY  REAL.'  'What do you mean ?' asked the Sheriff.  'I know he's real 'cause I saw him,' said Mikey,  still casting into the trash can.  'You did ?' said the Sheriff.  'Yep,' said Mikey. 'When  that lady runned me over  and broke my fishing pole, Jesus caught me in his arms  and laid me down in the mud puddle.'  GIVES  YOU GLORY BUMPS, DOESN'T IT ? !  GOD  WILL DO THE REST  I asked the Lord to bless you  As I prayed for you today  To guide you and  protect you  As you go along your way  His love is always with  you  His promises are true  And when we give Him all our cares  You know He will see us through  So when the road you're  traveling on  Seems difficult at best  Just remember I'm here praying  And God will do the rest.  Pass this to people you want God to bless and don't forget to send it back to   the one who asked God to bless you first.  FAITH IS NOT BELIEVING THAT GOD CAN....   IT IS KNOWING THAT HE  WILL!

Two-letter word

Read until the end.....you'll laugh....
This two-letter word in English has more meanings than any other two-letter word, and that word
is 'UP.'  It is listed in the
dictionary as an [adv], [prep], [adj], [n] or [v].

It's easy to understand UP, meaning toward the sky
or at the top of the list, but when we awaken in the morning, why do we
wake UP?

At a meeting, why does a topic come UP? Why do
we speak UP, and why are the
officers UP for
election and why is it UP to the secretary to
write UP a
report? We call UP our friends,
brighten UP a room, polish UP the
silver, warm UP the leftovers and clean UP the kitchen. We
lock UP the house and
fix UP the old
car.

At other times this little word has real special
meaning. People stir UP trouble,
line UP for
tickets, work UP an appetite, and think UP excuses.

To be dressed is one
thing but to be dressed UP is
special.

And this UP is confusing:  A
drain must be opened UP because it is stopped  UP.

We
open UP a store in the morning but we close it UP at
night. We seem to be pretty mixed
UP about UP !

To be
knowledgeable about the proper uses of UP, look UP the word UP in the dictionary.. In a desk-sized
dictionary, it takes UP almost 1/4 of the page and can add UP to about
thirty definitions

If you are UP to it, you might try building UP a list of the many ways UP is used. It will take UP a lot of your time, but if you don't give UP, you may
wind UP with a hundred or
more.

When it threatens to rain, we say it is
clouding UP . When the sun comes out
we say it is clearing UP. When it rains, it
soaks UP the
earth. When it does not rain for awhile, things dry UP. One could go on & on, but I'll wrap
it UP, for now  ........my time is UP !

Oh....one more thing:
What is the first thing you
do in the morning & the last thing you do at
night?

U
  P !

Did that one crack you UP?

Don't fowl UP. Send this on to everyone you
look UP in your address
book..or not...it's UP to you.  
 
Now
I'll shut UP

I Pray You Enough

Recently, I overheard a mother and daughter in their last moments together at the airport.. They had announced the departure. Standing near the security gate, they hugged, and the mother said, 'I love you, and I pray you enough.'

The daughter replied, 'Mom, our life together has been more than enough. Your love is all I ever needed. I pray you enough, too, Mom.'

They kissed, and the daughter left. The mother walked over to the window where I was seated. Standing there, I could see she wanted and needed to cry. I tried not to intrude on her privacy, but she welcomed me in by asking, 'Did you ever say good-bye to someone knowing it would be forever?'

Yes, I have,' I replied. 'Forgive me for asking, but why is this a forever  good-bye?'

'Well...I'm not as young as I once was, she lives so far away & has her own busy life.  I have some challenges ahead, and the reality is - her next trip back will be for my funeral,' she said.

'When you were saying good-bye, I heard you say, 'I pray you enough.' May I ask what that means?'

She began  to smile. 'That's a prayer that has been handed down from other generations. My parents used to say it to everyone.' She paused a moment and looked up as if trying to remember it in detail, and she smiled even more. 'When we said, 'I pray you enough,' we wanted the other person to have a life filled with just enough good things to sustain them.'  

Then, turning toward me, she shared the following as if she were reciting it from memory.

I pray  you enough sun to keep your attitude bright no matter how gray the day may appear..

I pray you enough rain to appreciate the sun even more.  

I pray you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive and everlasting.

I pray you enough pain so that even the smallest of joys in life may appear bigger.

I pray you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.

I pray you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess.

I pray you enough hellos to get you through the final good-bye.

Then, she began to cry, and walked away.

They say, it takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate them, a day to love them, but an entire life to forget them.

* Only if you pray, send this to the people you will never forget, and remember to send it back to the person who sent it to you.  If you don't send it to anyone, it may mean that you are in such a hurry that you have forgotten your friends.

TAKE TIME TO LIVE.......

To all my friends and loved ones,

I PRAY YOU ENOUGH.......