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Playful Pandas Having Fun<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the coffee.<\/span><\/p>\n

A college professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him.
\nWhen the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large, empty mayonnaise jar
\nand proceeded to fill it with golf balls.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

He then asked the students if the jar was full.\u00a0 They agreed that it was.
\nSo the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar.
\nHe shook the jar lightly.\u00a0 The pebble rolled into the open areas between the golf balls.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

He then asked the students again if the jar was full.\u00a0 They agreed it was full.
\nThe professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar.
\nOf course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The students responded with a unanimous “yes!”<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured
\nthe entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty space between the sand.
\nThe students laughed.\u00a0 “Now,” said the professor, as the laughter subsided, “I want you
\nto recognize that this jar represents your life. \u00a0The “golf balls” are the important things —
\nyour family, your children, your health, your friends and your favorite passions —
\nThings that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

“The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house, your car….<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The sand is everything else — the small stuff.” If you put the sand into the jar first,”
\nhe continued, “there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls.
\nThe same goes for life.\u00a0 If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff,
\nyou will never have room for the things that are important to you.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness.<\/span><\/p>\n

Play with your children.
\nTake time to have medical checkups.
\nTake your partner out to dinner.
\nHave fun – Go to the beach or play another 18 holes.
\nThere will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Take care of the “golf balls” first — the things and people that really matter.
\nSet your priorities.
\nThe rest is just sand.<\/span><\/p>\n

One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented.
\nThe professor smiled. “I’m glad you asked,” he said.
\n“It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem,
\nthere’s always room for a cup of coffee with a friend!!!”<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

smiles,
\n\ud83d\ude42 Lee
\nThe Mega Coach<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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\n<\/span><\/p>\n

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