When I come across cool things - I want to pass them on to you. Here's a great one!
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 2 Beers.
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 student if the jar was full. The agreed that it was.
Then he picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar - he shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open spaces between the golf balls. He again ask if the jar was full. They all nodded in agreement that it was.
Next, he produced a box of sand and proceeded to pour it into the jar. The sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full and the class responded with a 'yes'.
Next, he opened the 2 beers and pours them into the sand, pebbles and golf balls effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed.
"Now, I want you to recognize this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things - your family, your children, your health, your friends and your favorite 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 - 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. Spend time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with your grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take time for your spouse - go to dinner, make love, laugh, tell them how special they are and celebrate how lucky you are to have them as your partner in life.
"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 you priorities. The rest is just sand.
One of the students ask what the beer represented. "The Beer just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem - there's always room for a couple of Beers with a friend".
I think go I'll tell the people in my life how special I think they are. Then - I'll go play some golf.
Namaste Speedo
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