Post by lene on Apr 22, 2007 6:41:48 GMT 7
The Mayonnaise Jar
>> >
>> > When things in your life
>> > seem almost too much to handle,
>> > when 24 Hours in a day is not
>> > enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and 2 cups of 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 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
>> & gt; asked the students again if the jar was full. They 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
>> > an 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 -God, family, children, health,friends, and
>> &g t; 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, house, and
>> > 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.
>> >
>> > So...
>> >
>> > Pay attention to the things that
>> > are critical to your happiness. Play With your children. Take time
>> > to get medical checkups. Take your partner ou t 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."
>> >
>> > Please share this with someone you care about.
>> >
>> > I JUST DID.
>> >
>> > When things in your life
>> > seem almost too much to handle,
>> > when 24 Hours in a day is not
>> > enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and 2 cups of 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 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
>> & gt; asked the students again if the jar was full. They 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
>> > an 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 -God, family, children, health,friends, and
>> &g t; 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, house, and
>> > 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.
>> >
>> > So...
>> >
>> > Pay attention to the things that
>> > are critical to your happiness. Play With your children. Take time
>> > to get medical checkups. Take your partner ou t 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."
>> >
>> > Please share this with someone you care about.
>> >
>> > I JUST DID.