How heavy is a glass of water?

?????A teacher walked into a room carrying a glass of water. Her students watched as she put her books on the desk and then raised the glass up over her head.????

??“How much do you think this weighs?” she asked them.

???♀?They shouted out different guesses... but the teacher shook her head with each one.

??“The actual weight of this glass doesn’t matter,” she told them. 

“What matters is how LONG I hold it. If I hold the glass for just a little while, it’s light. But the longer I hold it, the heavier it gets – even though the true weight of the glass never changes.”

??The students all nodded their heads as they began to understand what she was talking about. She put down the glass and continued her lesson. 

??“The glass is a lot like the worries and stress you carry over the course of the day, the anger and the anxiety. If you hold onto them for just a short while, they’re nothing. 

??“But eventually, they will make you begin to ache, and over time, they can cause you to become numb. 

??“That little bit of stress, anxiety or anger can turn into a tremendous burden, taking over your entire mind so you can’t do anything but think about them.”

The students, who had expected a simple science lesson, continued nodding.

????????“This is why it’s so important to put down your burdens as soon as you can, before they paralyze you,” the teacher said. 

“Each night, before bed, do your best to release your burdens so they don’t carry any weight into your future.”

??This is such a powerful lesson! Have you ever held a glass or light weight in front of you? At first it seems so easy … but eventually it’ll become so challenging that you’ll HAVE to put your arm down.

It’s the same thing with your worries and grudges. Letting go can be a challenge, but it is SO worth it! ??