Quotes added on Tuesday, June 9 2015
Stop. Do not insult him. Do not call
him heartless or selfish or deceitful. (We all know he is the
antithesis of that.) You are allowed to be mad—nobody is
saying otherwise—but he blames himself enough that
there's no need for you to as well. Nobody is at fault
anyway, so put your finger down. And I'm
sure you've seen his tears, but I almost wish you had heard
him, stunned in silence with nothing to say but "I know;
I'm sorry," sobbing for an hour—after all you put
him through—about how you are such a good person.
He is not the one who needs to go fxck himself.
When things in your lives seem almost
too much to handle, when
twenty-four hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar
and the two 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 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 unanimously, "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, your family, your children, your health,
your friends, 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 to you, like your job,
your house, your car."
"The sand is everything else --- the small stuff."
"If you put sand in the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for
the pebbles and 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 round of golf. 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 are
just sand."
One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
represented. The professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked that. It just
goes to show you no matter how full your life may seem, there is always
room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
twenty-four hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar
and the two 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 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 unanimously, "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, your family, your children, your health,
your friends, 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 to you, like your job,
your house, your car."
"The sand is everything else --- the small stuff."
"If you put sand in the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for
the pebbles and 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 round of golf. 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 are
just sand."
One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
represented. The professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked that. It just
goes to show you no matter how full your life may seem, there is always
room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
i cant navigate my way down a one way street and i shouldnt be
responsible for getting places by myself
