The Mayonaise Jar & Two Cups of Coffee

by Mary Lynn Plaisance

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 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.

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. Spend time with your spouse. 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.'

On Sanrio Redulla and People Like Her...

by Paco Arespacochaga

Don't we all love Facebook and every social networking site that gives us the opportunity to catch up with old friends, pretend that we're friends and wish we could have "them" as friends? Well, personally, I don't have any problem networking with other people. Most of the time, I have had no problems "accepting" friend requests. However, once in a while, a cocky bastard simply comes your way and you just have to deal with it accordingly.

And such is the case of a comment on my wife's status on OUR facebook page. To be honest with everyone reading this blog, I have been very vocal and obvious about the fact that I share my facebook page with my wife Tiny, hence the Paco-Tiny Arespacochaga name. And why wouldn't I share my account with her IF that's how WE want to do it?

Anyway, when someone leaves a comment like "DI KA PALA SI PACO DAPAT NAME MO kahit asawa ka pa para di ma confuse he!he!he! duh unsay labot og nangabot na mo TOK BIG LAH!" on our page, it just pisses me off bigtime!

I, nor my wife, have time for these kind of people. Don't get me wrong... this doesn't happen often. Most of the people that request to be part of our roster are patient enough to understand that we don't live, breathe and eat Facebook all day long and THEY GET IT!

But for Sanrio Redulla and people like her... I hope they learn proper social networking etiquette and use "best practices" when it comes to stuff like this.

Oh... one more thing... if you just want to be part of my "me" network without the wife and kids, I do have a FAN PAGE... but why bother?