Remember to put the glass down!

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.”

It’s important to remember to let go of your stresses. As early in the evening as you can, put all your burdens down. Don’t carry them through the evening and into the night. Remember to put the glass down!

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26 Questions To Get A Marriage Talking

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What things did you see in this person that made you want to marry him?

What were your goals for your marriage when you were engaged?

What things in your marriage make you sad?

What things in your marriage make you happy?

If you could press a button and change your marriage, how would it change?

In what ways do you think God is honored in your marriage?

How would you characterize your communication with your spouse?

Describe how you and your spouse arrive at decisions.

Describe how you as a couple resolve conflicts.

How would you describe your spiritual life as a couple?

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Life always has its ups and downs.

Life always has its ups and downs. If it doesn’t, you’re dead.

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Things You Should Probably Chill Out About

1. The few things that aren’t going right. – When things go wrong, take a moment to be thankful for all the other things that are still going right.  And if you’re struggling to be thankful for what you have, be thankful for what you have escaped.  Sometimes the best gifts in life are the troubles you don’t have.

2. Trying to label everyone and everything. – Sometimes you’ve just got to take people and situations for what they are, appreciate them, and not try to label them or change them.

3. Worrying about what everyone else thinks. – The minute you stop overwhelming your mind with caring about what everyone else thinks, and start doing what you feel in your heart is right, is the minute you will finally feel freedom.

4. Wasting time on the wrong people. – You cannot make someone respect you; all you can do is be someone who can be respected.  No matter how much you care some people just won’t care back.  At some point you have to realize the truth – that they no longer care or never did, and that maybe you’re wasting your time and missing out on someone else who does.

5. Old wounds and grudges. – You will never find peace until you learn to finally let go of the hatred and hurt that lives in your heart.  In order to move on, you must know why you felt the way you did, and why you no longer need to feel that way.  It’s about accepting the past, letting it be, and pushing your spirit forward with good intentions.

6. Superficial judgments. –Every human being is beautiful; it just takes the right set of eyes to see it.

7. Letting small disagreements snowball out of control. – Don’t let a single poisonous moment of misunderstanding make you forget about the countless lovable moments you’ve spent together.

8. Showing a lack of self-respect. – Decide this minute to never again beg anyone for the love, respect, and attention that you should be showing yourself.  Choose to be your own best friend.

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Worrying will never change the outcome

The plan for your life

The plan for your life far exceeds the circumstances of today.
~ Author Unknown

On a tack

Sometimes the littlest things in life are the hardest to take.  You can sit on a mountain more comfortably than on a tack.
~ Author Unknown

Every flower must grow through dirt

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Rise above it

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We have many lessons to learn

What bothered us most a year ago?  A month ago?  Even a week ago?  It’s probable that whatever it was, we were obsessed with it, certain that our futures were ruined, that there was no reasonable solution.  It’s also probable that we feared we simply couldn’t survive the complexity of the situation.  But we did.  And we always will be able to survive any and all difficulties.  We are never, absolutely never, given more than we can handle.  In fact, we are given exactly what we need at any given time.

We have many lessons so learn.  Fortunately, we have tools, like these daily meditations, to guide us through the lessons.  We need mainly to remember what we are powerless over, that there is a power greater than ourselves, and that life will become simple; we’ll need no extra homework when we’ve turned it over to the care of God.

Whatever my problem today, I will let God have it.  A solution is in the making.  I’ll see it just as quickly as I can let go of the problem.

Source (modified):  Each Day a New Beginning | Hazelden Meditations

Traffic jam

Thinking about things you cannot change is like purposefully keeping your thoughts stuck in a traffic jam.

Your worst battle

Don’t stumble over something behind you

Whenever you fall, pick something up

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