Happy Wednesday, folks!
So it’s the third official day of vacay…it’s practically Thursday already! Boo!
Here’s my weekly round-up of interesting web finds…
- There will be no Friday in Samoa this week! Read the NPR article here.
- Every year, I have new year’s resolutions. And every year, I struggle to maintain them! Here are some tips on how to keeps yours intact.
- I fully intend on making this easy yet delicious baked egg recipe. Crack eggs in a buttered ramekin bowl, season and place in oven. I love simplicity!
- Finally, I received this feel-good e-mail from a great friend (Thanks, Jeff!) Seems perfect for the new year…Enjoy!
xoxo andrea
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 start 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 it 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 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 the important things – God, 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 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 dripping tap.
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 the other “Golf Balls” in your life…
I just did……
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