The Mayonnaise Jar

When things in your life seem, almost too much to handle,
When 24 Hours in a day is not enough,
Remember this mayonnaise jar and 2 cups of coffee.

Pick up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar
And proceed to fill it with golf balls.

Then pick up a box of pebbles and poured
them into the jar and shake the jar lightly.
The pebbles will roll into the open Areas between the golf balls.

Next picked up a box of sand and pour it into the jar.
the sand fills up everything else.then pour two cups of coffee into the jar, effectively
filling the empty space between the sand.
Recognize that this mayonnaise jar represents our life.
The golf balls are the important things - Partner, 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.(things we can do without)
If you put the sand into the jar first 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.

What the coffee represents?
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.