Smthg to help keep u're spirits up....
THE MAYONNAISE JAR AND THE COFFEE
>> >
>> >
>> >When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24
>hours in
>>a
>> >day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the coffee.
>> >
>> >A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items
>>in
>front
>> >of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very
>>large
>and
>> >empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls.
>> >
>> >He then
asked the students if the jar was full. They all agreed
>that it
>> >was.
>> >
>> >The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them
>>into
>the
>>jar.
>> >
>> >He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas
>between
>> >the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was
>full.
>>They
>> >all agreed it was.
>> >
>> >The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the
>jar.
>> >
>> >Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more
>>if
>the
>> >jar was full.
>> >
>> >The students responded with a unanimous "yes."
>> >
>> >The professor then
produced two cups of coffee from under the
>>table
>and
>> >poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the
>empty
>> >space between the sand. The students laughed.
>> >
>> >"Now," said the professor, as the laughter subsided, " I want you
>>to
>> >recognize that this jar represents your life.
>> >
>> >The golf balls are the important things-your God, family, your
>children,
>> >your health, your friends, and your favorite passions - things
>>that
>if
>> >everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would
>still be
>> >full.
>> >
>> >The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your
>house,
>>and
>> >your
car. The sand is everything else - the small stuff.
>> >
>> >"If you put the sand into the jar first," he continued, "there is
>>no
>room
>> >for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you
>spend
>>all
>> >your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room
>for the
>> >things that are important to you.
>> >
>> >Pay attention to the things that are critical to your HAPPINESS.
>> >Play with your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take
>your
>> >partner out to dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time
>>to clean
>> >the house and fix the disposal." Take care of the golf balls
>>first,
>the
>> >things that really matter. Set your priorities.
The rest is just
>sand."
>> >
>> >One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
>> >represented.
>> >
>> >The professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked. It just goes to show
>>you
>that
>>no
>> >matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a
>>couple
>of
>> >cups of coffee with a friend."
>> >
>> >
>> >When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24
>hours in
>>a
>> >day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the coffee.
>> >
>> >A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items
>>in
>front
>> >of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very
>>large
>and
>> >empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls.
>> >
>> >He then
asked the students if the jar was full. They all agreed
>that it
>> >was.
>> >
>> >The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them
>>into
>the
>>jar.
>> >
>> >He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas
>between
>> >the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was
>full.
>>They
>> >all agreed it was.
>> >
>> >The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the
>jar.
>> >
>> >Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more
>>if
>the
>> >jar was full.
>> >
>> >The students responded with a unanimous "yes."
>> >
>> >The professor then
produced two cups of coffee from under the
>>table
>and
>> >poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the
>empty
>> >space between the sand. The students laughed.
>> >
>> >"Now," said the professor, as the laughter subsided, " I want you
>>to
>> >recognize that this jar represents your life.
>> >
>> >The golf balls are the important things-your God, family, your
>children,
>> >your health, your friends, and your favorite passions - things
>>that
>if
>> >everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would
>still be
>> >full.
>> >
>> >The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your
>house,
>>and
>> >your
car. The sand is everything else - the small stuff.
>> >
>> >"If you put the sand into the jar first," he continued, "there is
>>no
>room
>> >for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you
>spend
>>all
>> >your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room
>for the
>> >things that are important to you.
>> >
>> >Pay attention to the things that are critical to your HAPPINESS.
>> >Play with your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take
>your
>> >partner out to dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time
>>to clean
>> >the house and fix the disposal." Take care of the golf balls
>>first,
>the
>> >things that really matter. Set your priorities.
The rest is just
>sand."
>> >
>> >One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
>> >represented.
>> >
>> >The professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked. It just goes to show
>>you
>that
>>no
>> >matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a
>>couple
>of
>> >cups of coffee with a friend."