Stop Holding On...

On the first day of the college, a psychologist entered a room with a glass of water to give a stress management presentation to an audience.
He held up the glass as he gyrated the room and everyone watched with little interest as they all expected to be asked the classic "is the glass half empty or half full" question. Instead, with a smile on his face, he inquired: "How heavy is this glass of water?" 
The psychologist had captivated the interest of the audience immediately. Answers were called out throughout the room, “6 oz! 11 oz! 150 grams! 250 grams!”
The psychologist replied, "Those are some great guesses, but I actually don’t know the weight of this at all.” The crowd laughed a bit and then the psychologist pressed on.
“Although I do not know the absolute weight of this glass of water, let me ask you. What would happen if I held it up in the air like this for a few minutes?”
“Nothing” the audience replied.
“Ok. What about if I held it like this for an hour?”
Someone from the crowd shouted, “your arm would start to get tired and ache!”
“Precisely. What would happen if I held it for an entire day?”
“Your arm would go numb and you might even get some severe muscle stress due to lack of blood circulation!”
“Haha. Probably. But during this all, did the weight of the glass of water change at all?” 
“No”
“Then what would cause my arm to ache and the strain in my muscles?”
“The fact that you are holding it!”
“True. So what should I do now to rid myself of the pain?”
“Put the glass down.”
“EXACTLY!”
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 and can handle any issue, any challenge that comes your way!”

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