I have caught up with a few friends that I have missed along the way...SO MUCH HAVE CHANGED!
* One friend...she was in a long time relationship...and then she broke up with her bf...she is now seeing someone else! I hope its not a rebound thing...from my understanding, she has only been single for a short period of time...
* One friend...he was totally off the radar! I mean i tried calling him and I couldnt get through...found out his new work email through another friend and wrote to him. What i found out only yesterday, was that he had changed jobs and was in the same building as I was!!! He realised this when he read my signature where I have written my office address.
Today, I bumped into him while i was getting breakfast...
* L & E are overseas...its nice that they leave their weird incoherent messages on my mobile...(often hurling abuse @ 2:40am AEST, claiming that I had some how screwed them over)...but the most important thing is that I know that they are okay while abroad...I was worried about them getting stuck in a terror attack...but its looking more like they will be attacking the poor people in the countries they visit along the way.
* I love my current job!
I love the fact that im busy...the fact that my managers are great...the fact that i work in the project environment...the fact that I am appreciated by my managers and colleagues!!!
I also love the fact that I can go for a walk during my lunch break and there are change rooms in my building for me to use...the fact that im right next to the train station...the fact that I can come in early to work and leave early from work...with daylight saving fast approaching, that means more time in the afternoon for me!
^_^
But things may change when I start working on another project...but that wont be until Oct/Nov.
Wednesday, August 31, 2005
Monday, August 08, 2005
Its been a long time my friends...
Not sure if anyone is still reading...or visiting in hope that i start writing again...
I'm not really writing, i just wanted to share some words of wisdom about relieving yourself of the weight on your shoulders...that burden...
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 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. Relax; pick them up later after you've rested. Life is short. Enjoy it!"
And then he shared some ways of dealing with the burdens of life:
Accept that some days you're the pigeon, and some days you're the statue.
Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them.
Drive carefully. It's not only cars that can be recalled by their maker.
If you can't be kind, at least have the decency to be vague.
If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it was probably worth it.
Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time, because then you won't have a leg to stand on.
Nobody cares if you can't dance well - just get up and dance.
Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.
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 colours but they all have to live in the same box.
A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour.
Happiness comes through doors you didn't even know you left open.
Have an awesome day and know that someone has thought about you today.
TO BELIEVE IS TO CARE . . . TO CARE IS TO DO.....AND MAY THE WIND AT YOUR BACK NOT BE YOUR OWN.
I'm not really writing, i just wanted to share some words of wisdom about relieving yourself of the weight on your shoulders...that burden...
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 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. Relax; pick them up later after you've rested. Life is short. Enjoy it!"
And then he shared some ways of dealing with the burdens of life:
Accept that some days you're the pigeon, and some days you're the statue.
Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them.
Drive carefully. It's not only cars that can be recalled by their maker.
If you can't be kind, at least have the decency to be vague.
If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it was probably worth it.
Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time, because then you won't have a leg to stand on.
Nobody cares if you can't dance well - just get up and dance.
Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.
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 colours but they all have to live in the same box.
A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour.
Happiness comes through doors you didn't even know you left open.
Have an awesome day and know that someone has thought about you today.
TO BELIEVE IS TO CARE . . . TO CARE IS TO DO.....AND MAY THE WIND AT YOUR BACK NOT BE YOUR OWN.
