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A MAYONNAISE JAR AND 2 CUPS OF COFFEE
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 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-
your God, family, your children, your health, your
friends, and your 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, 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. 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."
A Special Friend
Author Unknown
I'd like to be the sort of friend that you have been to me;
I'd like to be the help that you've been always glad to be;
I'd like to mean as much to you each minute of the day
As you have meant, old friend of mine, to me along the way.
I'd like to do the big things and the splendid things for you,
To brush the gray from out your skies and leave them only blue;
I'd like to say the kindly things that I so oft have heard,
And feel that I could rouse your soul the way that mine you've stirred.
I'd like to give you back the joy that you have given me,
Yet that were wishing you a need I hope will never be;
I'd like to make you feel as rich as I, who travel on
Undaunted in the darkest hours with you to lean upon.
I'm wishing at this time that I could but repay
A portion of the gladness that you've strewn along my way;
And could I have one wish, this only would it be:
I'd like to be the sort of friend that you have been to me.
Lots of love Jill xxx
have a little Angel, she's way up in the sky,
I've told her to watch over you, she replied ok but why?
I told her I really love you, you mean so much to me, she said she'll take much care of you, to how your life should be,
So when you feel the warmth at night, she's letting you know she's near, she's right beside wherever you go, to wipe away your tears.
Send this on to your special friends and family you really love!
Let them know you Love them
I JUST DID !!!!!!!!!
lots of love sandra xxxxxxxx
My Interview
Here is the link to a site run by Oxford University study death and dying. It was filmed in November 2008, and is part of a new charity Health site. Just click on my face once on the site.
http://www.healthtalkonline.org/Dying_and_bereavement/Bereavement_due_to_traumatic_death/Topic/3688/
I have a little Angel, she's way up in the sky,
I've told her to watch over you, she replied ok but why?
I told her I really love you, you mean so much to me, she said she'll take much care of you, to how your life should be,
So when you feel the warmth at night, she's letting you know she's near, she's right beside wherever you go, to wipe away your tears.
Send this on to your special friends and family you really love!
Let them know you Love them
I JUST DID !!!!!!!!!
Thank you Hazel for all your kindness to me and my angels
all my love
Cindy xxxxx
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