Coping with Stress`

Ahoy there!

Before I rest for a good night sleep, let me share to you this very interesting article about the things we can do to cope with stress. This was emailed to me by my generous officemate. I hope this will benefit us all.. (I hope I won't be making any plagiarism on this one)

Here it goes..

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 howlong 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 for a while and rest before holding it again. When we're refreshed, we can carry on with the burden."

"So, 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.

"So, my friend, Put down anything that may be a burden to you right now. Don'tpick it up again until after you've rested a while.

Here are some great ways of dealing with the burdens of life:

[1] Accept that some days you're the pigeon, and some days you're the statue.

[2] Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them.

[3] Always read stuff that'll make you look good if you die in the middle of it.

[4] Drive carefully. It's not only cars that can be recalled by their maker.

[5] If you can't be kind, at least have the decency to be vague.

[6] If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it was probably worth it.

[7] It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply be kind to others.

[8] Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time, because then you won't have a leg to stand on.

[9] Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance.

[10] Since it's the early worm that gets eaten by the bird, sleep late.

[11] The second mouse gets the cheese.

[12] When everything's coming your way, you're in the wrong lane.

[13] Birthdays are good for you. The more you have, the longer you live.

[14] You may be only one person in the world, but you may also be the world to one person.

[15] Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once.

[16] We could learn a lot from crayons... Some are sharp, some are pretty and some are dull. Some have weird names, and all are different colors, but they all have to live in the same box.

[17] A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour.

--- Article ends here ---

In as much as I wanted to acknowledge the writer of this intersting article, none can be recognized.

Although some of these ways are quite vague (I don't know what is the exact meaning), many are still practicable. Who knows, these might help you alleviate some of the stress you have.

INDAY: A twist in her stereo-typed character

Pardon me with this entry for I can't help but notice the such craze being given to a Filipino character named Inday. Blast from the past: Inday, as introduced to the public, was once an ignorant lady from a remote province in the Philippines who went to the city to earn for a living. She, most of the times, makes mistakes and being scolded by her "Ati" (employer). Many stories were made describing her persona negatively. Even in typical Filipino movies and teleseryes, Inday's name is being dragged up to create a character, nontheless needs no further introduction, of ignorance and intolerable mess-ups.

But to my surprise, these portrayals of Inday's character were turned into something fascinating and interesting. Funny it may seem but she is now being depicted as an intelligent, semi-omniscient and multilingual lady. Her story has been revolving around the SMS circle. Almost everyday, I receive SMS messages telling Inday's intellectual thoughts. Let me share to you some of these forwarded messages:

>> I stay awake in the coldness of the darkened sky contemplating why, forsome reasons, has my emptiness made itself manifests, extending to thatniche where I was given life and growth, that because of austerity I was made separated from. - Inday, can't sleep 'cause of homesickness

>> La vida no es una broma actualmente. El dinero es tan duro de pasar. Puedeusted bajar el precio parci mi? Soy ya su compradora avido diario porfavor?- Inday's market day in Spain.

>> Off you go! Under no circumstance this house would relent to suchunabashed display of vagrant destitution!?- si Inday, pinapaalis ang makulit na pulubi sa gate? (Taray talaga ni Inday!)

>> Dear Mom, Had it not been for the smelling salt, I must have collapsed moment ago.Junior has become a little monster to me. Remember the head accident hehad? As if it wasn?t enough, he was summoned by the principal of hisshabily run academe. Oh such an erudite bunch of baboons! I never lot beinga governess can be such a strenuous employ. Your daughter, Inday

>> Amo: Inday anong gamit mo sa katawan mo ang kinis mo kasi eh. .. Siguro gumagamit ka ng papaya.. O baka kalamansi? Inday: No! "Only Belo touches my skin, who touches yours?!"

These may sound humorous but if we try to scrutinize these evolement in her character, in reality, we can all relate in her. We, at some point in our lives, are ignorant and have low self-esteem. We mess things up and feel bad about ourselves. We think that we will no longer get out of our shells to be more mature people. But all of these are no longer axioms. The twist in Inday's character has just proven it to be possible.

PROLOGUE

Welcome my fellow bloggers out there!

I'm just a newbie in this so-called blogging world created by people who loves to share their thoughts on things they have interest on. Honestly speaking, much of my writtings are of personal relevance. Nothing much to learn from, but nonetheless why not give it a try. Who knows, mine might be yours too! So pardon for some posts that are nonsense and redundant.

Feel free to write comments even it'll make my postings absurd.

Why Bloggingastic?

Actually, this is not an official english term whose meaning is written in a dictionary. But I believe this will describe the thoughts of my entries. It may sound, "fantastic blogging" but mind you that's not what I want to brag about.

My official definition:

Bloggingastic (blŏg.gin.gas.tic)

-noun. Collection of blog entries whose main objective is to share thoughts and ideas about random things

-int.v. Blog writting at its craziest, without hesitations and prestentions.

Btw, I'll be taking "BOCHOGS" as my nom de plume (pen name). I find it a little "kwela" 'cause it sounds like "a person whose stomach is always full", and that's me. I heard this from friends/officemates, so its only proper to acknowledge them.