Lets Stay Positive

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The Professor began his class by holding up a glass with some water in it. He held it up for all to see & asked the students "How much do you think this glass weighs?" '50gms!'... '100gms!'....'125gms' ...the students answered. "I really don't know unless I weigh it," said the professor, "but, my question is this: What would happen if I held it up like this for a few minutes?" 'Nothing' the students said. 'Ok what would happen if I held it up like this for an hour?' the professor asked. 'Your arm would begin to ache' said one student. "You're right, now what would happen if I held it for a day?" "Your arm could go numb; you might have severe muscle stress & paralysis & have to go to hospital for sure!" Ventured another student & all the students laughed.  "Very good. But during all this, did the weight of the glass change?" Asked the professor. 'No'.. Was the answer. "Then what caused the arm ache & the muscle stress?" The students were puzzled. "What should I do now to come out of pain?" asked professor again. "Put the glass down!" said one of the students "Exactly!" said the professor.  Life's problems are something like this. Hold it for a few minutes in your head & they seem OK. Think of them for a long time & they begin to ache. Hold it even longer & they begin to paralyze you. You will not be able to do anything. It's important to think of the challenges or problems in your life, but EVEN MORE IMPORTANT is to 'PUT THEM DOWN' at the end of every day before you go to sleep. That way, you are not stressed, you wake up every day fresh & strong & can handle any issue, any challenge that comes your way! So, before you head off to bed tonight, remember friends to 'PUT THE GLASS DOWN.'  -----So lets stay positive my friends, positivity is contagious just like a smile-------

ThahaChaena · Aug 8, 2013 10:28 AM · 1,757 views

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 Here is one more story to cheer you up  HAPPINESS IS AN INSIDE JOB The 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud lady, who is fully dressed each morning by eight o'clock, with her hair fashionably coiffed and make-up perfectly applied, even though she is legally blind, moved to a nursing home today. Her husband of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.   After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, she smiled sweetly when told her room was ready. As she manoeuvred her walker to the elevator, I provided a visual description of her tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been hung on her window.   "I love it," she stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having just been presented with a new puppy.   "Mrs. Jones, you haven't seen the room .... just wait."   "That doesn't have anything to do with it," she replied. "Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how I arrange my mind. I already decided to love it ... It's a decision I make every morning when I wake up. I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed and be thankful for the ones that do. Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new day and all the happy memories I've stored away ... just for this time in my life....

ThahaChaena · Aug 8, 2013 10:33 AM

 1. If only putting down thoughts and problems were as easy as putting down glass. 2. For the blind lady, what was described to her was her vision which was put in a pleasant way. Would she have been happy if the person had described her room as dirty, with bad bed sheet and curtains. I bet not.

mancini · Aug 8, 2013 2:45 PM

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