We have 3 stupid stages of life………..
Teen age:
Have Time + Energy …but No Money
Working Age:
Have Money + Energy …but No Time
Old age:
Have Time + Money …but no Energy
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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 – 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……..
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Confucius Says:
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Man who run in
Front of car get tired.
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Man who run behind
Car get exhausted.
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Man with one
Chopstick go hungry.
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Man who scratch butt
Should not bite fingernails.
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Man who eat many
Prunes get good run for money..
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Baseball is wrong:
Man with four balls cannot walk.
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War does not
Determine who is right, war determine who is
Left.
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Wife who put
Husband in doghouse soon find him in
Cathouse..
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Man who fight with
Wife all day get no piece at night.
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It take many nails
To build crib, but one screw to fill it.
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Man who drive like
Hell, bound to get there.
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Man who live in
Glass house should change clothes in
Basement.
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Man who fish in
Other man’s well often catch crabs.
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Crowded elevator
Smell different to midget.
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Person who deletes this has no humor!!!
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Now send it to 1
Or more people.
Nothing will
Happen but 1 or more people laughing
Life is not meant to be a struggle, but a balanced and joyful journey.
Always there is an answer.
When you run up against a wall, don’t look down and curse.
Look up and reach for an even higher, even better possibility.
I’ve learned..
That life is like a
Roll of toilet paper.
The closer it gets
To the end, the
Faster it goes.
I’ve learned…
That we should be
Glad God doesn’t
Give us everything
We ask for.
I’ve learned that…
Money doesn’t
Buy class.
I’ve learned that…
it’s those small daily happenings
that make life so spectacular.
I’ve learned that…
That under everyone’s
Hard shell is someone
Who wants to be
Appreciated
And loved.
I’ve learned that…
That the Lord didn’t
Do it all in one day
What makes me
Think I can?
I’ve learned that…
That to ignore the
Facts does not
Change the facts.
I’ve learned that…
That the less time
I have to work,
The more things
I get done.
