If someone says something and you suddenly feel clenched and upset and disconnected, try asking yourself, "How much do those words really weigh?"
Then take out a metaphorical scale in your mind and find out.
Whenever I do this, I'm often surprised that even though at first, the person's words seemed so heavy and significant, on the scale, they hardly weigh a thing.
So before you start lugging around a huge burden, put it on the scale and find out how much it really weighs to you.
-JLK
