HOW BUSY CAN YOU BE??

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 the 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.

So the prof 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. The agreed it was.

The prof then 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 prof 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 prof as the laughter subsided, "I want you to recognize that this jar represent ur life. The golf balls are the important things-your god,family,children,health,friends and ur favourite passions-things that everything else was lost and only they remained,your life would still be full. The pebbles are the other things that matter like ur job,your house and your 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 ur time and ur 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. Play wit your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Invite people around for dinner. There will always be time to clean the house and fis 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 coffe represented. The prof smiled. "I'm glad you asked. It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there is always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend.

Hope you are smile at this moment!