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Lindemann Chimney Supply sells wholesale only to the chimney and hearth industry.
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 May 2008
Stress Management
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, that'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, as the burden becomes increasingly heavy, we won't be able to carry on. ' As with the glass of water, you have to put it down fora while and rest before holding it again. When we're refreshed, we can carry on with the burden.''So, my friend, 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.' Life is short. Enjoy it!
Where did I put those darn keys?
People lose the strangest things. Over a one-year period,
10 artificial limbs were left in lockers at a swimming pool
in England. A forgetful tourist once left $10,042 in cash in
a New York City cab.
Stories like these intrigue me because all too often I find
myself in the same "What on earth did I do with it?" boat.
Apparently, many others do, too, as I learned when I
asked Bottom Linel Personal colleagues, contributors and
friends for ideas on how to keep belongings from going
astray.
Most common strategy that people employ: Putting
possessions in the same place every time. If something
has a habit of going AWOL, give it an official home base.
Start leaving it there consistently and immediately after
use. Ask family members to do the same. Have
designated spots wherever you are- home, work, in the
car, even when you travel.
Keys have an alarming tendency to disappear. Hook them
onto a purse, string them onto a lariat to be worn around
the neck, or onto a cord tied to a belt loop. Socks have a
phenomenal ability to vanish, too. Some people safetypin
them together before putting them in the laundry. Others
plan for eventual loss by buying threesomes. Easier and
cheaper: Keep a bin on your dryer for odd socks. Their
mates should eventually show up.
Have spares of small items that tend to disappear- nail
clippers, gardening gloves, scissors, etc. Extras can go a
long way toward reducing stress and saving time. It's
especially helpful for eyeglasses. The spare pair can be
an outdated prescription, but it should boost vision enough
that you can search for the lost pair.
After a trip, carefully check your suitcases- especially the
pockets, before putting them away. Otherwise, items may
disappear into the basement or attic and stay there until
your next trip.
As one contributor noted, special places can be
dangerous if used only every now and then. Cameras and
other valuables secreted away during a house party may
not turn up for months. Department store credit cards that
are removed from a wallet before a trip- a smart way for
travelers to protect themselves- may never resurface.
Solutions.. .
Boost your likelihood of remembering by saying the
location out loud-or create a mental picture with the object
as the focus. Example: Leave the credit cards under your
pillow, and visualize curling around them for a nap. Or
keep an alphabetical list of what goes where in a
notebook or on a computer.
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