Take a an empty mayonnaise jar…and the coffee…

Pick up the very large (yes, use a huge jar) empty mayonnaise jar and toss in some golf balls.  Is the jar full? You may have said yes.

Toss in a box of pebbles. Put on the lid. Shake the jar. Is the jar full? Yes.

Now, pour in some sand. Is the jar full? Yes.

Then pour in two cups of coffee (grounds). It’s packed! 

The jar is your life.

The golf balls are the important things, like family, friends, your passions. If you lose them, you’d still be full.

The pebbles are things like your job, your house, and your car. 

The sand is everything else-the small stuff.

Now if you put the sand into the jar first, 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 take time to play another 18 holes of golf. Play with your kids. Laugh. There will always be time to clean the house, do the laundry and rake those leaves.

Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.

Oh, as for the coffee — remember there’s always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a  friend.