Because I needed something philosophical and positive…
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 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 - 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.’
planning a trip to vidcon with friends.
friends can’t come, one is on the fence, probably not going to come either.
still going to go. alone. fuck.
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Kamilah, I thought of you when I saw this. I still remember the lyrics to this because of your Rent obsession. Don’t remember if you watch Sherlock but you should :P
(Source: jaylocked)
Via Butterfly Dive
- What were you doing at 08 this morning? Sleeping because I stayed up late watching the first two episodes of ‘Sherlock’ with my mom.
- What did were you doing for last 15 minutes? Writing business correspondence letters for my communications class.
- The last thing you said aloud? I guess it could have been me, I don’t know. (my mom was asking who left the milk out)
- The last thing you said to yourself: Ow. (practically the only thing I say to myself with any regularity)
- What have you been drinking today? milk that was in my cereal.
- What was the last thing you ate? cereal (Just Right to be precise)
- What was the last thing you bought? ”The Fault in Our Stars”
- What is the colour on your front door? White.
- What is the weather with you now? raining. it was snowing a couple days ago, but now it’s back to regular rain.
- Favourite ice cream? variations on chocolate ice cream are usually the best. Probably Bear Claw.
- Do you believe in love at first sight? Not “love” nor “at first sight” per se, but something like love can start pretty quickly.
- Do you sleep heavily? Yes
- Do you dream bad dreams? Yes. always the running dreams, where you can’t escape.
- Do you enjoy your job? I’m still jobless currently, unless you count band assistant, in which case yes.
- Favorite Clothing? My “VIP Whistler” jacket that I got from some old tenants of ours. It is one of the few jackets that is long enough for me to wear comfortably.
- Favourite song right now? “Electric Daisy” played by lindsey stirling ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxIOUJ7by6U&feature=autoplay&list=PLA12FAFC712D78DA0&lf=mh_lolz&playnext=3 ) and anything else she does really.
- What do you see if you look to the right? An iconically rain-spattered window.
- What makes you happy right now? I’m doing ok in school, there is a nice girl I’ve been starting to like who may also like me, life is going alright in general.
- What should you do next? get solid marks in my classes so I can get into the mechatronics program I want to do.
- Right or left-handed? Right
- Mood right now? Content.
- Favorite Candy? Cherry Starburst used to be my favourite, not sure now. Probably just dark chocolate
- Clothing right now? Brown Cargo pants, grey shirt. pretty generic me.
- How many pillows do you sleep with? 3, but there’s a good reason for that. my bed is a single, and as such is shorter than I am, so we but my pillows in a shelf set behind my bed, and it requires three pillows to get to the height required for my neck to be comfortably straight.
- Morning or night person? Night, I feel better if I get into a morning groove though (this is directly quoted from PerpetualThoughts, but it goes for me too)
- What is most important to you? Happiness. Usually with friends.
- Are you ticklish? Yes, but it’s usually considered dangerous to tickle me, I tend to flail. (I recently elbowed my best friend in the jaw when tickled from behind :( :(
- Do you snore? unknown.
- Zodiac? Cancer
- Worst insect? spiders. I’m not generally scared of spiders, but I’m very easily startled by them.
- Messy or tidy? Messy until I hit the tipping point of manic organization (once again directly quoted from PerpetualThoughts)
- What you crave most right now? Ideally? being able to go to vidcon with 5 or 6 of my best friends.
- What are some things that made you happy yesterday: Playing a lot of SWTOR and actually getting along with my sister while my mom was out.
