Sunday, December 27, 2009

SUDDENLY

Making a decision was never been easy for me. but that's life. the past few weeks I've been busy trying to grab everything and have everything all at the same time. 

but one thing i forgot, that He only provides me with two hands. SUDDENLY i realize something; chasing everything all at one time is all nothing but loosing everything equally all at the same time. 

SNAP.

Suddenly, i am not a kid anymore..
Suddenly, i am at a lost for sure..
Suddenly, i its all a blur..

And now...

Its time to GROW UP
  

Thursday, December 3, 2009

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 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 - 
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 other 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 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..'