I'm going to use this space today to share things I've learned.
I got an email from a good friend of mine, Nancy "Killer" Reid, a little over a week ago and I've read it every day, some days twice. Its all about priorities and how sometimes we let ours get out of whack. Read this, and then read again, let it sink in.
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 glasses of wine...
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 glasses of wine 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 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. Do one more run down the ski slope. 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 wine 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 glasses of wine with a friend."
I think that pretty much says it all.
Another thing I've learned....
Since most of us have cell phones these days I thought I'd share this with you.
Cell phone companies are charging $1.00 to $1.75 or more for 411 information calls. Since no one carries a telephone directory in their vehicle, they get away with it.
When you need to use the 411 Information option, simply dial 1(800) FREE 411, or 1 (800) 373-3411; you will incur no charge. This works on your home telephone as well. This is the kind of information people don't mind receiving, so pass it on to your family and friends.
I've checked the above out with http://www.snopes.com/ and it is true.
Enough for things I've learned today.
Our Buddy Map.....
Some of you have taken the time to put yourselves on our Buddy Map and we appreciate it very much. I'd like to welcome Carrie Lee from Middletown, Delaware to the ranks. We don't know Carrie Lee or how she even found our blog, but we welcome her just the same. I noticed Lou from Kinder, LA also signed on. We haven't had the pleasure of meeting Lou but I think he has been following our adventure for awhile now as has Kathy Dehring from San Bernadino, CA. We're glad to have you all along for the ride.
So while you're here, please take the time to click on My Buddy Map in the right hand column and get yourself on the map. Go ahead, do it now, I'll wait.
Now that you've taken care of that little task we'll continue.
We didn't do a whole lot of anything today. The heat has been turned up a notch here and we were feeling it. I'll be glad to get out of the desert for awhile. When we leave here on Monday we're heading to Utah and will be near Zion National Park and Bryce Canyon for a week or so. We're both ready to be in the land of tall trees! You know, now that I think about it, I'm not even sure what is going to be there. Is it all green and trees like I see in my minds eye or will we still be in the desert? I better check this out, wait here, I'll be right back.
Well, Zion pictures that I looked at showed lots of trees, Bryce Canyon...not so many and in the few words I read I did see Mojave Desert. Oh well, I'm not going worry about, it is what it is and we'll deal with it no matter what.
We had a nice steak dinner tonight and then just settled in and watched TV.
Nothing exiciting today. If we had exciting days EVERYDAY, wouldn't that get boring?
2 comments:
That was neat. I had heard it before but it bears repeating. And Rick says there is no reward for the 600 one either. One of these days I want to be a milestone on your blog. I may get lucky. I usually read it every day.
Hey Snookie! Great post. I just heard that the other night at our prayer group. A wonderful gentleman had received it in an email and he shared/read it to all of us. Tremendous!
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