To all the rocks in your life...

This is not a joke but good to remember, for myself.

        A philosophy professor stood before his class and had some items in front
        of him. When class began, wordlessly he picked up a large empty mayonnaise
        jar and proceeded to fill it with rocks, rocks about 2" in diameter. He
        then  asked the students if the jar was full? They agreed that it was.

   So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into
   the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles, of course, rolled into
        the open areas between the rocks. He then asked the
        students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.

        The students laughed. The professor picked up a box of sand and
        poured it  into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything
        else. "Now," said  the  professor, "I want you to recognize
        that this is your life.

     The rocks are the important things -
        your family, your partner, your health,  your children -
        anything that is so important to you that if it were
        lost,  you would be nearly destroyed. The pebbles are the other
     things that matter  like your job, your house, your car. The sand is
        everything else. The small  stuff."

     "If you put the sand into the jar first, there is no room for the
    pebbles or  the rocks. The same goes for your life. If you
    spend all your energy and time  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 dancing.

     There will always be time to go to work, clean the house, give a dinner
    party and fix the disposal." "Take care
    of the rocks first - the things that  really matter. Set your
    priorities. The rest is just sand."

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