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 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 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 - 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 other 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 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.’
♥Good visualization.
Relevant
deep.
Nice analogy.
holy shit almost brought tears to my eyes
coffee really is amazing, is it not?
why did this make me tear
Thinking Of You
One Of The Boys
Katy Perry
Thinking Of You Katy Perry
This is one of my favorite songs by her.
I’m not sure why but when I’m having a really irritating and off day for absolutely no good reason, this song just makes it better. But it also makes me sad.
CAN’T HAVE EVERYTHING I GUESS. ):
#relevant
"Love is the will to extend one’s self for the purpose of nurturing one’s own or another’s spiritual growth… Love is as love does. Love is an act of will — namely, both an intention and an action. Will also implies choice. We do not have to love. We choose to love."
— M. Scott Peck (via quotewhore)
Ohhhhh I’m gonna get over you!
I’ll be alright, just not tonight… but someday!
She is so cute! :)
Top photos: Waffles sister, Emma, his brother Moose, and Waffles in the background.
Middle Left: Waffles and his daddy!
Middle Right: Waffles telling Emma how pretty she is!
Bottom: GROUP HUG
More photos from the corgi family reunion, CLICK HERE.
SO MANY PUPPIES!!!
Ah can’t wait to have a bazillion dogs when I grow up ♥!!
I want one.
Deep.
April Smith and the Great Picture Show - Colors
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I’ll wear your colors my dear
Til you’re standing right here
Next to the one who adores you
Whose heart is beating for you
Like a lighthouse guides a shipwrecked sailor safely from the sea
I’ll wear your colors til you come back home to me!
#relevant
The Main Thing
