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GREETINGS FROM VERNA ACKER
This week's news is of a different note. My daughter sent
this story to me. I thought that it was worthy of passing along.
A JAR FULL OF ROCKS
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. The students laughed. He
asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed that, yes,
it was.
The professor then 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 thing 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 like your job, your house, your car. The sand
is everything else. The small stuff.
If you put the sand or the pebbles into the jar first, there is no
room for the rocks. The same goes for your life. If you spend
all your energy and time on the small stuff, material things, you
will never have room for the things that are truly important. Pay
attention to the things that are critical in your life. Play with your
children. 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 pebbles and sand. |
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