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The Big Rocks of Life
Posted on: June 1, 2009
One day, an expert in time management was speaking to a group of business students and, to drive home a point, used an illustration those students will never forget. As he stood in front of the group of high-powered overachievers he said, “Okay, time for a quiz?”, and he pulled out a one-gallon, wide-mouth Mason jar and set it on the table in front of him.
He also produced about a dozen fist-sized rocks and carefully placed them, one at a time, into the jar. When the jar was filled to the top and no more rocks would fit inside, he asked, “Is this jar full?”.
Everyone in the class yelled, Yes! The time management expert replied, “Really?”. He reached under the table and pulled out a bucket of gravel. He dumped some gravel in and shook the jar causing pieces of gravel to work themselves down into the spaces between the big rocks.
He then asked the group once more, “Is the jar full?” By this time the class was on to him. “Probably not”, one of them answered. Good! he replied. He reached under the table and brought out a bucket of sand. He started dumping the sand in the jar and it went into all of the spaces left between the rocks and the gravel.
Once more he asked the question, “Is this jar full?” “No!” the class shouted. Once again he said, Good! Then he grabbed a pitcher of water and began to pour it in until the jar was filled to the brim.
He looked at the class and asked, “What is the point of this illustration?” One eager student raised his hand and said, “The point is, no matter how full your schedule is, if you try really hard you can always fit some more things in it!”.
“No”, the speaker replied, that’s not the point. “The truth is, this illustration teaches us that if you don’t put the big rocks in first, you’ll never get them in at all.”
“What are the ‘big rocks’ in your life, time with your loved ones, your faith, your education, your dreams, a worthy cause, teaching or mentoring others. Remember to put these ‘big rocks’ in first or you’ll never get them in at all.”
So, tonight, or in the morning, when you are reflecting on this short story, ask yourself this question – What are the ‘big rocks’ in my life Then, put those in your jar first.
Things to Forget
Posted on: January 13, 2009
THINGS TO FORGET
Forget each kindness that you do,
As soon as you have done it.
Forget the praise that falls to you,
The moment you have won it.
Forget the slander that you hear,
Before you can repeat it.
Forget each slight, each spite, each sneer,
Whenever you may meet it.
Remember every promise made,
And keep it to the letter.
Remember those who lend you aid,
And be a grateful debtor.
Remember all the happiness
That comes your way in living.
Forget each worry and distress,
Be hopeful and forgiving.
Author Unknown
Words to Live By……
Posted on: January 3, 2009
Words to Live By……
Accept that some days you’re the pigeon,
and some days you’re the statue.
Always keep your words soft and sweet,
just in case you have to eat them.
Always read stuff that will make you
look good if you die in the middle of it.
Drive carefully. It’s not only cars
that can be recalled by their maker.
Eat a live toad in the morning and
nothing worse will happen to you for the rest of the day.
If you can’t be kind,
at least have the decency to be vague.
If you lend someone $20,
and never see that person again,
it was probably worth it.
It may be that your sole purpose in life
is simply to serve as a warning to others.
Never buy a car you can’t push.
Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time,
because then you don’t have a leg to stand on.
Nobody cares if you can’t dance well.
Just get up and dance.
The early worm gets eaten by the bird,
so sleep late.
When everything’s coming your way,
you’re in the wrong lane.
Birthdays are good for you;
the more you have, the longer you live.
Ever notice that the people who are late
are often much jollier than the people
who have to wait for them?
If ignorance is bliss,
why aren’t more people happy?
You may be only one person in the world,
but you may also be the world to one person.
Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once.
We could learn a lot from crayons:
some are sharp, some are pretty,
some are dull, some have weird names,
and all are different colors;
but they all have to learn to live in the same box.
A truly happy person is one
who can enjoy the scenery on a detour.
Happiness comes through doors
you didn’t even know you left open.
Have an awesome day, and know
that someone has thought about you today….
Lessons From a Rosebud
Posted on: January 2, 2009
Lessons From a Rosebud
The rosebud
Longs for a single
Unknown moment –
An instant crushed with
Tenderness.
The rosebud
Knows only of its yearning,
Breathing fully in this tenderness
That threatens to destroy.
And the rosebud
Can only surrender to
This longing –
Can only surrender and die
Within the passing hand
Of love,
Can only surrender… and nothing more.
And this is enough
To become a Rose.
by Eric
Discerning Thoughts
Posted on: January 2, 2009
Discerning Thoughts
Someone said that
Beauty
Is best appreciated in
Silence.
Thoughts kept to one’s
Self
Are only discerned by God
And self.
One cannot take away
Or sully
What one does not know
Exists.
And yet, are beautiful
Thoughts
Not what the world needs
More of?
Regardless of what is done
With them.
Tis the thoughts, already
Sullied
That we need keep to
Ourselves.
by Barbie (Sparky)
Live not in Yesterday
Posted on: January 2, 2009
Live not in Yesterday
Do not be despondent my little one
for memories will always light the way
of happy times and sometimes sad
but memories none the same…
i called upon you once upon a time
and you answered with your heart
nothing wrong in feeling close
to someone you once loved
life is funny in a way
that it never works our way
but all we can do is
plod on and try
work with what we have
our lot in life is different and
paths are sometimes hidden
but fear not for all is not lost
you will find your way.
I think of happy times captured in a frame
a photo of a different life
when we were one and same.
by SAM
How We Grow ?
Posted on: December 29, 2008
How We Grow ?
Sometimes we must be Hurt in order to Grow,
Sometimes we must Fail in order to Know,
Sometimes we must Lose in order to Gain ,
Because some lessons in life are best learned through pain.
~~unknown
Your Thoughts Show
Posted on: December 27, 2008
Your Thoughts Show
Thoughts can feel like they are private
and hidden deepInside of you.
Yet they have an influence that extends far Beyond you.
What if others could know what you were thinking?
Would itChange the content of your thoughts?
In many ways, other people can and do know what you are
Thinking. Because your thoughts are faithfully expressed by
The life you lead.
If you’re constantly thinking negative, limiting thoughts,
People will be able to tell just by looking at you and your
life’s conditions. In the same way, when you fill your mind
With positive, empowering thoughts, that will be wonderfully
Obvious.
You might be able to hide the specific details of your
Thoughts. Yet you cannot hide the true nature of those
Thoughts.
Your thoughts, whatever they may be, are expressed in every
Aspect of your life. Continually guide those thoughts to
Positive places, and your whole world will follow.
Thought Provoking Thoughts
Posted on: December 25, 2008
тнσυgнт ρяσvσkiиg тнσυgнтร
нυмαи bєiиgร нαvє ร αbσυт єvєяyтнiиg,
нυмαи bєiиgร нαvє bєliєvєd iи єvєяyтнiиg
Bєcαυรє σf тнєiя тнiиkiиg αbσυт єvєяyтнiиg.
If тнєy тнσυgнт αbσυт รlαvєяy,
тнєи тнєy bєliєvєd iи รlαvєяy.
If тнєy bєliєvєd iи รlαvєяy,
тнєяє wєяє รlαvєร.
If тнєy тнσυgнт αbσυт wiтcнcяαfт,
тнєи тнєy bєliєvєd iи wiтcнcяαfт.
If тнєy bєliєvєd iи wiтcнcяαfт,
тнєяє wєяє wiтcнєร.
If тнєy тнσυgнт αbσυт cσlσиiαliรм,
тнєи тнєy bєliєvєd iи cσlσиiαliรм.
If тнєy bєliєvєd iи cσlσиiαliรм,
тнєяє wєяє cσlσиiєร.
If wє bєliєvє iи тнiиkiиg, тнєяє αяє тнσυgнтร.
If wє bєliєvє iи liviиg, тнєяє iร lifє.
If wє тнiиk αbσυт lifє, тнєяє αяє тнσυgнтร αbσυт lifє.
If wє bєliєvє iи мαммσи, тнєяє iร glσbαliรм.
If wє bєliєvє iи glσbαliรм, тнєяє αяє cσlσиiєร σf мαммσи.
If wє bєliєvє iи cσlσиiєร σf мαммσи, тнєяє iร мαlиυтяiтiσи…
If wє bєliєvє iи єvєяyтнiиg … тнєяє iร єvєяyтнiиg…
тнє αρρєαяαиcє σf αи σbjєcтivє wσяld
diรтiиgυiรнαblє fяσм α รυbjєcтivє รєlf
iร bυт тнє iмαgiиαяy fσям
iи wнicн
Cσиรciσυรиєรร
ρєяfєcтly
яєαlizєร
iтรєlf!
тнiиk αbσυт…
αиd нαvє α иicє dαy.. α иicє lifє αнєαd !!!
Pause & Ponder
Posted on: December 25, 2008
╠♥ ๑۩۞۩๑♥╣╠♥ ๑۩۞۩๑ ♥╣╠♥ ๑۩۞۩๑♥╣
….Do more than to exist…
Live!
Do more than to touch …
Feel!
Do more than glance …
Obsεrvε!
Do more than to read …
Αbsorb!
Do more than to listen …
Hear!
Do more than to hear…
Comprehend!
╠♥ ๑۩۞۩๑♥╣╠♥ ๑۩۞۩๑ ♥╣╠♥ ๑۩۞۩๑♥╣
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