SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT (AFTER YOU SURF)...
When things in your lives 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, 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 jarwas 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 els e. He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with an 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 theimportantthings--your family, your children, your health, your friends and your favorite 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. Play with your children. 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. 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.'
Swim lessons with Koa and Nani. They're so much fun and I loved teaching them this summer. I'm really impressed with how good their strokes look and how fast they've gotten! We had our last lesson today. We played some games and ate cupcakes. It was fun, but I was sad to leave them. Don't worry though...I already plan to teach them again next summer. :)
School to start. Only kinda excited because I'm more ready to get my last year over with! I'm going to have a busy fall schedule so I can have an easy spring. I'll be in class Monday through Friday...ew. (But that also means I'll get more snowboarding in when spring rolls around since I'll only have to take 2 classes!) I'm taking Statistics, non-major Design, Intermediate Reporting and Visual Editing. Should be fun yea?
