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 2 beers.
A Psychology professor stood before his class and had some items in frontof him. When the class began, he wordlessly 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 beers 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---your family, your children, your health, your friends and your favourite passions---and 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, 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 your time and 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.
Spend time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit your grandparents.
Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to dinner. Play another 18!
There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal unit.
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 beer represented.
The professor smiled and said, 'I'm glad you asked.
The beer just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a couple of beers with a friend.'
Let's all have a couple of beers or a glass of wine tonight together but separate - cheers everyone - Slaandjivaa
Waldo
Wise words indeed.
glynis
nice one Annie...
G&F
Lin Dyke
I'll raise a glass (or two ) to that Annie
doganjo
I found it on another forum and thought it was quite clever
guy
also found
I wish I were a glow worm
A glow worm's never glum
Cause how can you be grumpy
When the sun shines out your bum?
doganjo
Trust you to lower the tone of the conversation
Wyngold
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Quote:
if you want to live life on the positive side
You're right, Goldie, it is always best to be positive. Never look for faults, never make negative criticisms, always look for good points.
Ghilliegumdrop
guy wrote:
also found
I wish I were a glow worm
A glow worm's never glum
Cause how can you be grumpy
When the sun shines out your bum?
When Mike and I went down the caves in NZ we were told that the reason a glow worm glowed was because it couldn't pass digested food because a glow worm has no bum hole and so the digested remains slowly fermented and in the process 'glowed'.
Bit like my Plum Brandy when I remembered to take it out of the airing cupboard where it had been for the last 12 months
) to that Annie 
