Gpf Balls & Life

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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. 

The Mayonnaise Jar 

 

When thins in your life seem almost too much to handle, 

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.' 

Please share this with other "Golf Balls" 

 

My sister sends me emails all of the time and I like passing along the better ones. This may help some of you guys going through all of the bullshit lately. Hey I am one of you so just look at life in a different perspective, jump on any opportunity, do every thing you could think of and just go for it. Life won't get any better if you sulk about it. Just dive in and I hope you can swim. You got to be able to help yourself before you can get anywhere. I know it can be damn frustrating, it took me several months but when the money drains up, that is a hell of a motivator.

My best to all of you. Good luck.