COFFEE FOR THOUGHT !!!!!!

 

COFFEE for thought!

 

 

"When the going gets tough-The tough get going!"

 

 

 

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 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 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 – your God, your parents, education, conduct &  character, wife, your children,

 

Your health, your friends, society, your country and your other 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.

 

Be honest to yourself

 

Do your duty, be committed

 

 

"Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness.

 

 

Play with your children.

 

 

"Take time to get medical checkups. You need Health for anything and everything

 

 

"Take your partner out to dinner. Keep her happy, you owe it to her.

 

 

" Be sportive, be loving, helpful and be kind.

 

 

"There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal, although you should not neglect that also.

 

 

"Take care of the golf balls first, the things that really matter.

 

 

"Set your priorities. Work towards them slowly but surely.

 

 

"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 cup of coffee with a friend."

 

Realise that “ CHANGE IS THE ONLY CONSTANT “ . Accept and Embrace Change with confidence and KEEP GOING

 

Enjoy Life, Be Positive and Be Happy