¶ Welcome to Starting Right
Good morning and welcome to Starting Right . I am Danny Mac and I'm going to be here every Monday to Friday to help you get a great start to your day . So grab your cup of coffee , sit back and relax for the next five minutes as I help you start your day by starting
¶ Email on Stress Management
right . I was going through my emails this morning and I came across one that had the title in it Great Ways to Deal with Life's Stress Burdens . I thought , man , I got to read that with life's stress burdens . I thought , man , I got to read that .
I opened up the email and it was simply a list of great quotes or proverbs that were meant to inspire you to help you , you know deal with the stress and problems of your life . I began to think about how different people respond to stress and to burdens and how we try to find so many different options to deal
¶ I Love Lucy's Vita Vegemin
with it . And as I was thinking on it , I remembered an old episode of I Love Lucy . I think most of you remember Lucy . She was constantly getting herself into trouble and then had 30 minutes basically to get herself out of it . Although it was made in the 1950s , it was constantly in reruns for the next 40 years .
There was one episode in particular that came to mind as I was looking through this list of stress helpers . It was an episode where Lucy was shooting a commercial and she was trying to sell a product called Vita Vita Vegemin . I will never forget the sales pitch .
She would stand up there with a big smile on her face and say Are you tired , run down , listless , do you poop out at parties ? Are you unpopular
¶ Humorous Quotes About Life's Problems
? The answer to all of your problems is right here in this bottle of Vita Vita Vegemin . Well , of course , what Lucy didn't know is that Vita Vita Vegemin was mostly alcohol and before long she was of no use to perform any commercial .
But what made this come to my mind was that even back then people were looking for a variety of ways to deal with the stresses in their lives , to deal with the being tired and run down and the stresses that they're facing . And today you can look on the Internet , you can look on Facebook , you can look anywhere you want .
You can see such a variety of places and ways that people are advertising to help to deal with stress and to deal with problems in life . I want to read you just some of these quotes that came in that email , and then I'm going to give you some scripture as well .
But here's some of the things from the email Great ways to deal with life's stress burdens Always keep your words soft and sweet , just in case you have to eat them . Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time , because then you won't have a leg to stand on when everything is coming your way . You are in the wrong lane . Drive carefully .
It's not only cars that can be recalled by their maker . Always read stuff that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it . You have to accept that some days you're the pigeon and some days you're the statue . If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again , it was probably worth it .
It may be your sole purpose in life to simply be kind to others . Nobody cares if you can't dance . Well
¶ Biblical Wisdom for Handling Stress
, just get up and dance . Birthdays are good for you . The more you have , the longer you live . We could all learn a lot from crayons . Some are sharp , some are pretty , some are dull , some have weird names and all are different colors , but they all have to live in the same box . There's some advice in there .
That's not too bad , but now let me give you some good advice , some really solid advice , about how to deal with life's burdens . Proverbs 17 and 22 in the Passion Translation says A joyful , cheerful heart brings healing to both body and soul . Proverbs 12 and 25 , worry weighs a person down , but an encouraging word cheers a person up .
Psalm 34.4 , I prayed to the Lord and he answered me . He freed me from all of my fears . Exodus 14.14 , the Lord himself will fight for you . Just stay calm . Luke 12.25 , can all your worries add a single moment to your life ? Psalm 94.19 , when doubts filled my mind , your comfort gave me renewed hope and cheer .
And then there's the way the Good News Bible translates verse 4 from the 23rd Psalm Even if I go through the deepest darkness , I will not be afraid , lord , for you are with me , your shepherds , rod and your staff . They protect me .
I guess there are a lot of ways you can decide to deal with stress and troubles in your life , but if we can learn to trust the Lord and smile , to keep an attitude that is focused on the good things and those great things that God has and does for us , remember that God is the only one who knows what's coming next , and he has promised that he will hold
you in the palm of his hand through
¶ Final Thoughts and Invitation
it all . That's going to be the greatest way to deal with life's stress burdens , and you don't need Vita Vita , vegemin or anything else like that , because God is with you to give you that peace . Have a great day , my friends . We'll talk again tomorrow .
Thank you for listening today and I invite you to join me Monday to Friday , right here on Starting Right with Danny Mac .