Let go of your Glass...
A Harvard Professor of Psychology walked around a room full of students while teaching about stress management.
To begin his lecture he grabbed a glass of water and raised it above his head as if he was going to propose a toast, and instantly everyone expected they’d be asked if the glass was half empty or half full as part of the lesson. Instead though, with a smile on his face, the professor asked "How heavy is this glass of water?”
Students called out answers "6 ounces" and "10 ounces" but he shrugged them off.
He replied, “The actual weight doesn’t matter. What really matters is how long I've been holding it. If I hold it for just a minute it feels very light. If I hold it for an hour, I’ll have an ache in my arm. If I hold it for a whole day, my arm will feel numb and paralyzed. Any longer than that and I will be very tempted to give up and drop it. In each case, the weight of the glass doesn’t change, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes.”
The students were all blown away by the simplicity yet truth of this lesson.
However, the professor continued, “The stresses and worries in life are like this glass of water. Carry them for only a short while and they're manageable. Worry about them a bit longer and they begin to hurt.
And if we think about them all day long, or longer, we can begin to feel paralyzed and hopeless – incapable of concentrating or focusing on anything else.”
The professor reminded his students "It’s important to remember to let go of your stresses whenever possible. As early in the evening as you can, put all your burdens down. Don’t carry them through the evening and into the night. This can certainly be easier said than done in some cases, but in many cases it's actually quite easy if we're mindful about it"
martes, 3 de noviembre de 2015
Soltar el Vaso...
Acuérdate de soltar el vaso!
La maestra, con sus alumnos en clase, les presentó un vaso que contenía agua.
Se trataba de una clase práctico-didáctica, con la intención de establecer una analogía entre la "carga real" y la "carga subjetiva".
Con el vaso "medio lleno - medio vacío" en la mano de la maestra, se presuponía que la pregunta formulada por ella sería:
- "¿Está medio lleno o medio vacío, el vaso?"
Sin embargo, la maestra formuló otra pregunta:
- "¿Cuánto pesa este vaso?"
Las respuestas de sus alumnos variaron: entre 200 y 250 gramos fue lo que estimaron.
Pero la maestra volvió a terciar:
- "El peso absoluto de este vaso, con el agua, no es importante.
El "peso subjetivo" es el peso importante, el cual depende de cuánto tiempo yo lo sostengo.
Si lo sostengo 1 minuto, no es un problema para mí……
…… si lo sostengo una hora, me va a doler el brazo……
…… y si lo sostengo 1 día entero, muy posiblemente mi brazo se entumecerá y adquirirá rigidez.
En los tres casos, el peso del vaso, con el agua, no habrá cambiado;
pero cuanto más tiempo lo esté yo sosteniendo, más pesado se volverá para mí."
Y la maestra continuó:
- "Con las malas gestiones emocionales ocurre lo mismo que con el vaso de agua sostenido por mí brazo.
Si las descargas al poco rato, y te liberas de ellas, no ocurre nada.
Si te las haces tuyas un día entero, empiezan a doler.
Y si cargas con ellas crónicamente, acabas sintiéndote abrumada/o, "aplastada/o por el peso".
Es bueno SOLTAR los "desasosiegos circulares"
Es bueno SOLTAR las "cargas circulares".
No SOLTAR supone cargar: cargar con el "peso real" y con el "peso subjetivo".
El vaso pesa su "peso real" y su "peso subjetivo".
¡Acuérdate de SOLTAR el vaso!
¡Acuérdate de contactar con tus sentimientos!
SOLTAR… SOLTAR…… SOLTAR……
Let go of your Glass...
A Harvard Professor of Psychology walked around a room full of students while teaching about stress management.
To begin his lecture he grabbed a glass of water and raised it above his head as if he was going to propose a toast, and instantly everyone expected they’d be asked if the glass was half empty or half full as part of the lesson. Instead though, with a smile on his face, the professor asked "How heavy is this glass of water?”
Students called out answers "6 ounces" and "10 ounces" but he shrugged them off.
He replied, “The actual weight doesn’t matter. What really matters is how long I've been holding it. If I hold it for just a minute it feels very light. If I hold it for an hour, I’ll have an ache in my arm. If I hold it for a whole day, my arm will feel numb and paralyzed. Any longer than that and I will be very tempted to give up and drop it. In each case, the weight of the glass doesn’t change, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes.”
The students were all blown away by the simplicity yet truth of this lesson.
However, the professor continued, “The stresses and worries in life are like this glass of water. Carry them for only a short while and they're manageable. Worry about them a bit longer and they begin to hurt.
And if we think about them all day long, or longer, we can begin to feel paralyzed and hopeless – incapable of concentrating or focusing on anything else.”
The professor reminded his students "It’s important to remember to let go of your stresses whenever possible. As early in the evening as you can, put all your burdens down. Don’t carry them through the evening and into the night. This can certainly be easier said than done in some cases, but in many cases it's actually quite easy if we're mindful about it"
Let go of your Glass...
A Harvard Professor of Psychology walked around a room full of students while teaching about stress management.
To begin his lecture he grabbed a glass of water and raised it above his head as if he was going to propose a toast, and instantly everyone expected they’d be asked if the glass was half empty or half full as part of the lesson. Instead though, with a smile on his face, the professor asked "How heavy is this glass of water?”
Students called out answers "6 ounces" and "10 ounces" but he shrugged them off.
He replied, “The actual weight doesn’t matter. What really matters is how long I've been holding it. If I hold it for just a minute it feels very light. If I hold it for an hour, I’ll have an ache in my arm. If I hold it for a whole day, my arm will feel numb and paralyzed. Any longer than that and I will be very tempted to give up and drop it. In each case, the weight of the glass doesn’t change, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes.”
The students were all blown away by the simplicity yet truth of this lesson.
However, the professor continued, “The stresses and worries in life are like this glass of water. Carry them for only a short while and they're manageable. Worry about them a bit longer and they begin to hurt.
And if we think about them all day long, or longer, we can begin to feel paralyzed and hopeless – incapable of concentrating or focusing on anything else.”
The professor reminded his students "It’s important to remember to let go of your stresses whenever possible. As early in the evening as you can, put all your burdens down. Don’t carry them through the evening and into the night. This can certainly be easier said than done in some cases, but in many cases it's actually quite easy if we're mindful about it"
