Pay attention

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

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.'

Be innovative

A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign which said: "I am blind, please help." There were only a few coins in the hat.  A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by would see the new words.  Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognized his footsteps and asked, "Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?"     The man said, "I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a different way."  What he had written was: "Today is a beautiful day and I cannot see it."  Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing?  Of course both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply said the boy was blind. The second sign told people they were so lucky that they were not blind. Should we be surprised that the second sign was more effective?     Moral of the Story: Be thankful for what you have. Be creative. Be innovative. Think differently and positively.  Invite others towards good with wisdom. Live life with no excuse and love with no regrets. When life gives you a 100 reasons to cry, show life that you have 1000 reasons to smile. Face your past without regret. Handle your present with confidence. Prepare for the future without fear. Keep the faith and drop the fear.  Great men say, "Life has to be an incessant process of repair and reconstruction, of discarding evil and developing goodness¡ . In the journey of life, if you want to travel without fear, you must have the ticket of a good conscience."  The most beautiful thing is to see a person smiling¡   And even more beautiful is, knowing that you are the reason behind it!!

A Smile Is Contagious

A Smile Is Contagious 


A smile costs nothing, but gives much. :) 
It enriches those who give it. It takes but a moment, 
but the memory of it sometimes lasts forever.



None is so rich or mighty 
that he can get along without it, 
and none is so poor 
that he cannot be made richer by it.



A smile creates happiness in the home, 
promotes good will in business, 
and is the cornerstone of friendship.:)



It can perk up the weary, 
bring cheer to the discouraged, 
sunshine to the sad, 
and is nature's best antidote for trouble.



Yet it cannot be bought, begged, borrowed or stolen, 
for it is something that is of no value to anyone 
until it is given away. :)



When people are too tired to give you a smile, 
give them one of yours. 
No one needs a smile so much 
as he who has none to give 


Spread the Disease Today and Give Someone a SMILE.... 

Thoughts

 Silence doesn’t always mean yes, it may also mean no but it’s better left unsaid.

Anger doesn’t always mean hatred,it could just be a means of coping up.

Laughter doesn’t always mean happiness,Some times it is just a mask.

Tears doesn’t always mean sorrow,it may also be an outlet of joy.

Staying away doesn’t always mean its the end,it may also mean the best beginning.

And life though its so complex its always beautifulthe way it is...

if we cannot love the person whom we see,  How can we love God, whom we cannot see.

Keep smiling...

Do you know what the word FAMILY means?

F A M I L Y I ran into a stranger as he passed by, 'Oh excuse me please' was my reply . He said, 'Please excuse me too; I wasn't watching for you . ' We were very polite, this stranger and I .

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We went on our way and we said goodbye .


But at home a different story is told,
How we treat our loved ones, young and old .


Later that day, cooking the evening meal,
My son stood beside me very still .


When I turned, I nearly knocked him down .
'Move out of the way,' I said with a frown .
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He walked away, his little heart broken .
I didn't realize how harshly I'd spoken .


While I lay awake in bed,
God's still small voice came to me and said,


'While dealing with a stranger,
common courtesy you use,
but the family you love, you seem to abuse .


Go and look on the kitchen floor, -->
You'll find some flowers there by the door .


Those are the flowers he brought for you .
He picked them himself: pink, yellow and blue .


He stood very quietly not to spoil the surprise,
you never saw the tears that filled his little eyes . '


By this time, I felt very small,
And now my tears began to fall . -->


I quietly went and knelt by his bed;
'Wake up, little one, wake up,' I said .


'Are these the flowers you picked for me?'
He smiled, 'I found 'em, out by the tree .


I picked 'em because they're pretty like you .
I knew you'd like 'em, especially the blue . '


I said, 'Son, I'm very sorry for the way I acted today; -->
I shouldn't have yelled at you that way . '
He said, 'Oh, Mom, that's okay ..
I love you anyway . '


I said, 'Son, I love you too,
and I do like the flowers, especially the blue . '


FAMILY
Are you aware that if we died tomorrow, the company -->
that we are working for could easily replace us in
a matter of days .
But the family we left behind will feel the loss
for the rest of their lives .


And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more
into work than into our own family,
an unwise investment indeed,
don't you think? -->
So what is behind the story?


Do you know what the word FAMILY means?
FAMILY = (F)ATHER (A)ND (M)OTHER (I) (L)OVE (Y)OU