when 24 hours in a day are not enough

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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 2

 

> >>>cups of coffee.

 

> >>>

 

> >>>A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items

 

> >>>in front of him. When the class began, he wordlessly 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 asked the students again if the

 

> >>>jar was full. They agreed that 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 --God, your family, your children, your health, your

 

> >>>friends and your favourite passions--and 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 spouse 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."

 

> >>>

 

> >>>Please share this with someone you care about.

 

> >>>