I know we’ve all read this type of letter before, but I do believe we also easily forget their importance in the craziness of life.  After reading this, it made me realize that I should take another peak at where I’ve put my priorities these days and maybe do some re-aligning.

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The  Mayonnaise Jar

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.’

Please share this  with other “Golf Balls”

I  just did……