A Mayonnaise Jar and Two cups of Coffee

Hi Batchmates, I am back from a brief hiatus...I offer no excuses and I hope to soar back with vengeance!! (SMILE) Let me share a reading material which I found very inspiring. It is written by Laura Bankstone.

When things in your life seem almost too much to handle,when 24 hours in a day are not enough ,remember this story-----


A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began,wordlessly,he picked up a lagre 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.

So 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 it was.

The professor next picked up a box of sand and pored it into the jar.Of course ,the sand filled up anything 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 it 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...your God,family,your children, your health,your friends,and your 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,your house,and your car.The sand is everything else...the small stuff.

"If you put the sand 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".

So pay attention to the things that are most important.Take care of your health---cook with your kids!--spend time with those you love.

Take care of the golf balls first,the things that really matter.set your priorities.The rest is just sand.

Wondering what the coffee represents?

No matter how full your life may seem,there is always room for a couple cups of coffee with a friend- or a soda if you don't drink coffee.

Please share this with someone you care about!