I once heard stress as being defined as the refusal to accept the
things in life that cannot be changed. It is easy for me to recognize the major
source of stress in my life-too much to do and not enough time. Since I can't
add more hours to the day, the obvious answer is to reduce the number of tasks I
expect to accomplish in one day. Easier said than done, right?
Are there things in your life that cause you stress? Can you identify the
aspects of these situations that are beyond your control?
The Top 10 Ways to Eliminate Stress
Shepherds do not hit their sheep with the rod--they use
them as guides by placing them at their sides to direct them-- We are to guide
and discipline our kids-- not hit, push and punish! Below is what a shepherd had
to tell me:
If I bopped my sheep with a rod they'd very quickly learn
to avoid me like the plague, making rounding them up bloody difficult. Not only
is this notion counter productive, it could also be very dangerous. For example,
if you've accustomed yourself to moving your lambs around by hitting them, when
your ram lambs grow up to be breeding rams they will (in Icelandic Sheep) top
out at around 200 pounds with full racks of horns, usually with a double curl
and pointed ends front. Trust me on this one ... not even a baseball bat wielded
with great power is going to stop that ram from seriously injuring you if you've
taught it that you hit. Because by the time you need to be able to stop that
charging ram, he's already used to being hit. So it won't be a surprise, he
knows it is coming, and he's going to get you.
This story is reprinted with permission (Thanks, Lori!). I
found it in one of my favorite newsletters, Rexanne's Web Review.
Read the original article on spanking by Rexanne Mancini
here:
Rexanne's Web Review
Read Lori Wardian's story as it appeared in the
newsletter:
A Shepherd's Story
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