A Day that Deserves a High Five
It's not everyday that you come home to a jar of mayonnaise, a loaf of bread, a starbucks gift card, and a box of golf balls. At first, I thought it was a sick joke about Honey Boo Boo learning how to play golf. May I just for the record say that I have never seen the show, but I have seen a you tube video that makes me laugh till I cry about eating "Marnaise samwiches." So again, initial thought was some kind comical joke turned seriously wrong. But as I read the card, I was taught a valuable life lesson. One in which I will gladly, and soon, put the Bux Bucks to use.
Here is one of life’s most valuable lesson in one mayonnaise jar that I was taught today.
The mayonnaise jar and two cups of coffee
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.
Warning, it is disturbing but get a tissue because you will be crying at the end of the two minutes.
And did you know that it was National High Five Day? "Excuse me, Hallmark, what?" I was informed at 5:55, but it was too late to run to Hallmark (not that I would have anyways), but because it is not everyday in which you show up and have random groceries on your steps and that you do learn something from them, I would go ahead and raise my hand to anyone who did that for me.
When things in your lives seem almost too much to handle, when 24 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 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 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 – your family, your children, your health, your friends and 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, like your job, your house and your 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.
"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 18. 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 enquired 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."
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Now, you may be asking. What about the bread? There was no bread in the professors equation. Yes my friends, this is where Honey Boo Boo does come into the picture. Not taking up golf, might I add! My delivery man needed to make sure that I knew there is always time to laugh. Warning, it is disturbing but get a tissue because you will be crying at the end of the two minutes.
And did you know that it was National High Five Day? "Excuse me, Hallmark, what?" I was informed at 5:55, but it was too late to run to Hallmark (not that I would have anyways), but because it is not everyday in which you show up and have random groceries on your steps and that you do learn something from them, I would go ahead and raise my hand to anyone who did that for me.
What better way than to end a gorgeous day than with a bike ride around the block?
God, thank you for these amazing gifts that you have given me to carry through this life.
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