(Unirio 1998) Feeling down? Look up! 1 According to Sarah Conn, Ph.D., instructor in psychology at Cambridge Hospital at Harvard Medical School, taking the time to pause and look up at the sky is a natural way to reduce stress. 2 First, sky watching gives you a break. Simply stopping to lift your head and look up "releases you from your usual mode of rushing to your next destination - which reduces tension," explains Conn. 3 It can even be comforting, she adds. When your emotions are riding high, "the ever-changing clouds and colors of the sky are a reassuring reminder that your own state of mind is temporary. It's a relief to remember that, This too shall pass." 4 At the same time, the vastness of the sky makes problems less overwhelming by putting them in perspective. "Sky watching reminds you that you're part of a much larger picture," says Conn. 5 And as stress begins to ebb you may find that it's replaced by a renewed sense of possibility and optimism: "You'll gain a new appreciation for the old saying, 'The sky's the limit.'" From GLAMOUR - July 1997, p. 99. The word SHALL in "This too shall pass. (par.3) conveys the meaning of: