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I love my daily Starbucks, as you may have noted from my previous blog posts, so I love this story. And for those of you that have been inquiring as to how you could buy me a cup of coffee, please see the bottom of this post…. Thanks!!

Now on to the content…..

I’m sure that many of you have seen this story before, as it’s been in my email inbox a few times over the past few years. I think it gets forwarded around from time to time. A friend of ours, Jessi, sent it to us this week, and we thought we’d share it with you (again or for the first time….) Thanks Jessi!

Wanting to give credit, we looked it up on the internet, and here’s what we found. It appears that it was written by Laura Bankston. Laura Bankston, Anchorage, Alaska is author of Internationally selling Cooking with Kids Curriculum: Homeschool Cooking in a Box and the Homeschool Cookbook. She currently home schools her three children, maintains home school support websites, and manages their family-owned service business. For information on her curriculum and free home school support services, please visit: http://www.homeschoolcookbook.com .

The Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

— Laura Bankston

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 2 cups of coffee:

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
of him. When the class began, he wordlessly 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 an 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–your family, your children, your health, your friends and your favorite passions–and 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, your 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. 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.

“Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play
with your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out
to dinner. Play another 18. 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 to share a couple of cups of coffee
with a friend.”

Please share this with someone you care about.
 I JUST DID!

How ‘bout it? 

 Vision Runner

 P.S. For those of you who’ve been inquiring as to how to share a cuppa Starbucks with me, we’ve included the following links below….

The first is to donate $2.50 (USDollars) for a cuppa. The second is to donate $10.00 to me so I can get a Starbucks gift card. And the third button is for you to provide whatever amount you choose. Thanks again to those of you who asked and suggested I include a link to do so. We looked into it, and the links are below. Again, I appreciate it. Thank you so much…A bushel and a peck and a hug around the neck…..  VR

P.S.S. I’ve also included the link to the StarbucksStore.com site, so you can give a gift of coffee or tea to yourself, as well. Why not? You deserve a little pampering, too!

 
I’d like to donate a cuppa coffee to Vision Runner, as I understand that all that running and writing requires a great deal of strength and energy and focus……

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I’d like to send Vision Runner $10.00 so that she can get a gift card for her favorite coffee establishment.

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I’m feeling very creative and I don’t want to be inhibited by someone else’s choices. I’m going to pick my own dollar amount…cause what if I want it to end with 46 cents or something?

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What about me? I need some for me….. (Go ahead. Order some for yourself, why don’t ya?)

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