The Mayonnaise Jar
ajk828
Posts: 335
This always helps to lift me up when i'm feeling loooooooooooooow
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 start 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
it 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 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 - Family,
children, health, friends, and favorite passions.
Things that if everything else was lost
and only they remained, your life would still be full.'
'The pebbles are the 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 out to dinner. '
'There will always be time
to clean the house and fix the dripping tap..'
'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 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 start 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
it 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 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 - Family,
children, health, friends, and favorite passions.
Things that if everything else was lost
and only they remained, your life would still be full.'
'The pebbles are the 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 out to dinner. '
'There will always be time
to clean the house and fix the dripping tap..'
'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.'
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I love this!0
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LOVE IT! I've heard it before and it's definitely a good reminder... thanks for sharing!!
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**** sitting down at the table----Alana would you like cream and sugar???**** they sip coffee and talk about bdogg !!!! AAAHHHH great day my friend !!! Thanks for having coffee with me 0
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I love this! Thanks for the reminder and for sharing it.0
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**** sitting down at the table----Alana would you like cream and sugar???**** they sip coffee and talk about bdogg !!!! AAAHHHH great day my friend !!! Thanks for having coffee with me
Why yes Lori i'd love to *sips coffee and laughs hysterically as Lori spills all of Bdogg's secrets*
SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO good we MUST do this again sometime! Thanks for being my friend!0 -
maybe next time we can invite him and loveleeb oh and missbuzylizzz and gumby to our java party !!!!0
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awwwe babe!!! love it. fits so perfectly for my life right now and i hear u and skinny talking about me......i like it 0
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I ♥ this, thank you for sharing!!!0
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That is awesome!0
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Love it!0
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This was so nice to read Thanks for sharing! :flowerforyou: 0
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It's my pleasure :flowerforyou: I really want to help people stay motivated and focused (BDogg this includes you babe) and realize just how great this community is. Life isn't always perfect but we just gotta keep trying!0
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Love this!!! You and I think alike!! Nice post girl! :-)0
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I Love it!!!!! (Still hate Mayonaise though LOL)0
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Love this! Thanks for sharing.0
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I love that... Hope you don't mind I shared it with all my coworkers!
-Bree0 -
I love that... Hope you don't mind I shared it with all my coworkers!
-Bree
NOT AT ALL!! Spread the love hon!0 -
I Love it!!!!! (Still hate Mayonaise though LOL)
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I Love it!!!!! (Still hate Mayonaise though LOL)
Me too!! Its definitely all about the Miracle Whip. lol0
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