Deep but True - pleased I have friends to share :)

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."

Dave wrote: "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."

So so true

Wow that's a really good way of explaining it!

Love this! My lecturer at Uni actually said something about this, as im studying social sciences, it is a great way of putting it too

Very well put, I will think of that now when I am stressed. 

you know the saying , a problem shared is a problem halved

Quite true Dave  

That's so very true

Interesting - a bit "Confucious he say".

What happens when we can't stand the strain of holding up the glass of water any more and drop it?

Lynda wrote:Interesting - a bit "Confucious he say".

What happens when we can't stand the strain of holding up the glass of water any more and drop it?

That's when we need our friends to help pick up the pieces. 

Ha ha thats when we have us

I look at things like this and still don't really know whether I am getting stressed or just damned f*****g angry working with w*******s  

Love your comment Caryll.

Dave - big  s

That is a nice new way of looking at things and what happens when the glass fall...well then we have a break down. Nice to know ppl care enough to help you pick up the pieces. Where I'm from that is rare and hard to find.

nicolene Iveson wrote:That is a nice new way of looking at things and what happens when the glass fall...well then we have a break down. Nice to know ppl care enough to help you pick up the pieces. Where I'm from that is rare and hard to find.

Nicolene , don't mind admitting I've been having a really hard time over the last few weeks and been building up for several months . TBH if it wasn't for the kind words of my friends that I have never met and the inevitable humour then life would be a little different at the moment , so big       for the forum , not just a place to ask questions about your dog/s

Dare I say it......love you all Xx

 

Back at you all, lots of love

janey wrote:Dare I say it......love you all Xx

You love away Janey , I don't mind

If I ever was fortunate enough to meet you the first thing I would want to give you ( down Steve !!! ) is a hug ( well after Moo had a doggy pork scratching anyway )

I used to spend hours in pubs with some bloke I'd never met in my life before talking about my life and listening to his ( or even sometimes hers ) and the fact that we don't "really" know each other makes that so much easier

And these days technology being the way it is I can do it all online ( with a beer beside me of course   )

I agree Dave, if I'm hurting, sad, mad or happy, here is the place I come to share & get others opinions & help/support

Thanks for not minding   erm, love you........ 

I wish I could as get really down on occasions, just hide a lot of it behind humour which may be a good thing or maybe not. 

It is also a fact that the male contingent of the forum is low so we tend to get comforted by loads of beautiful ladies that happen to love staffies and other bully breeds , how cool is that . Its almost as rewarding as going out on a 2 hour walk and nobody scowling at you

We love you too Dave

 

Darcy-may wrote:We love you too Dave

Hayley, you loving also

I'm Bipolar and I hide a lot. We live on a small farm so my animals and my family is most of the contact I have. If Robert didn't make me go out I'd be classifeid a hermit

And its easier to talk online. No one tells me that I should just pretend its not there. Tip helps because she is so busy and keeps me so busy and that helps. Talking to all of you helps too. I love breeds most of my country men fear. They all stupid idiotsbecause if you raise and train them right they are great dogs.

If I ever get to the UK I'd like to meet all of you