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| Mayonnaise jar and 2 cups of coffee; so true | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Jun 27 2006, 07:07 PM (321 Views) | |
| bluemeanie | Jun 27 2006, 07:07 PM Post #1 |
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is now a happily married woman x
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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 - God, 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. 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 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."
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Jayne x is loving life and is so happy xxx | |
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| Rose | Jun 27 2006, 07:09 PM Post #2 |
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Well, here's another clue for you all, the Walrus was Paul...
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I enjoyed that! It made me smile...and it made me think!
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![]() "I'm in awe of McCartney. He's about the only one that I am in awe of. He can do it all. And he's never let up... He's just so damn effortless." ~ Bob Dylan | |
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| theonlyfab4fan | Jun 27 2006, 07:27 PM Post #3 |
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I AM THE BIGGEST JOHN FAN!
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I love it. This was just the thing I needed to read today. It does make you think. |
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You say you want to save humanity but it`s people that you just can`t stand John came to me in a dream and this is what he said. "I had a vision of a man on a flaming pie, and he told me that Betsy with a B not Lisa with a L is the biggest fan of mine". John trumps 'the boss' ! I WAS ROBBED BY THAT DEVIL WOMAN | |
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| BikerLikeAnIcon | Jun 27 2006, 07:31 PM Post #4 |
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Awww. That gave me a smile. Thanks! |
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| Deleted User | Jun 27 2006, 08:16 PM Post #5 |
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that was good |
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| youngformyage | Jun 27 2006, 10:56 PM Post #6 |
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Thought provoking - I like it. |
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| Bill | Jun 28 2006, 06:38 AM Post #7 |
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I really like that. I'm usually rather immune to these inspirational stories that float around the net, but this is one of the more insightful ones.
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| Deleted User | Jun 28 2006, 11:23 AM Post #8 |
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Ditto. |
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| iscreamer1 | Jun 28 2006, 04:38 PM Post #9 |
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Baking Fairy Cakes
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emailing that to my husband, thx |
Laughter is the shortest distance between two people - Victor Borge | |
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| scottycatt | Jun 28 2006, 05:33 PM Post #10 |
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I was just going to do the same thing. . . not to your husband, of course.
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Why? | |
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| mozart8mytoe | Jun 29 2006, 01:25 PM Post #11 |
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I had a teacher who did the same thing. Only he used ping pong balls instead of golf balls. And water instead of coffee. And paper instead of sand. And it was not a mayonnaise jar. And there was no morality tale at the end. He simply did it to illustrate how our preconceptions are not always that accurate. But it was pretty much the same. |
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| Deleted User | Jun 29 2006, 02:04 PM Post #12 |
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Read it before, but it's worth a second glance. |
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