Guest guest Posted August 4, 2001 Report Share Posted August 4, 2001 > > Wow, what rich lives we would live if we truly > practiced these simple words of wisdom. > > > > > > > > > Remember the five simple rules to be happy > > > > > > 1. Free your heart from hatred. > > > 2. Free your mind from worries. > > > 3. Live simply. > > > 4. Give more. > > > 5. Expect less. > > > > > > No one can go back and make a brand new start. > > > Anyone can start from now and make a brand new > > ending. > > > > > > God didn't promise days without pain, laughter > > without > > > sorrow, sun without rain, but He did promise > > strength for > > > the day, comfort for the tears, and light for the > > way. > > > > > > Disappointments are like road bumps, they slow you > > down a > > > bit but you enjoy the smooth road afterwards. > > > > > > Don't stay on the bumps too long. Move on! > > > > > > When you feel down because you didn't get what you > > > want, just sit tight and be happy, because God has > > > thought of something better to give you. > > > > > > When something happens to you, good or bad, > > consider > > > what it means. There's a purpose to life's events, > > > to teach you how to laugh more or not to cry too > > hard. > > > > > > You can't make someone love you, all you can do is > > > be someone who can be loved, the rest is up to the > > > person to realize your worth. > > > > > > It's better to lose your pride to the one you > > love, > > > than to lose the one you love because of pride. > > > > > > We spend too much time looking for the right > > > person to love or finding fault with those we > > already > > > love, > > > when instead we should be perfecting the love we > > give. > > > > > > Never abandon an old friend. You will never find > > one > > > who can take his/her place. Friendship is like > > wine, > > > it gets better as it grows older. > > > > > > Pass it on to your dear friends . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2001 Report Share Posted August 14, 2001 Wow, what rich lives we would live if we truly > practiced these simple words of wisdom. > > > > > > > > > Remember the five simple rules to be happy > > > > > > 1. Free your heart from hatred. > > > 2. Free your mind from worries. > > > 3. Live simply. > > > 4. Give more. > > > 5. Expect less. > > > > > > No one can go back and make a brand new start. > > > Anyone can start from now and make a brand new > > ending. > > > > > > God didn't promise days without pain, laughter > > without > > > sorrow, sun without rain, but He did promise > > strength for > > > the day, comfort for the tears, and light for the > > way. > > > > > > Disappointments are like road bumps, they slow you > > down a > > > bit but you enjoy the smooth road afterwards. > > > > > > Don't stay on the bumps too long. Move on! > > > > > > When you feel down because you didn't get what you > > > want, just sit tight and be happy, because God has > > > thought of something better to give you. > > > > > > When something happens to you, good or bad, > > consider > > > what it means. There's a purpose to life's events, > > > to teach you how to laugh more or not to cry too > > hard. > > > > > > You can't make someone love you, all you can do is > > > be someone who can be loved, the rest is up to the > > > person to realize your worth. > > > > > > It's better to lose your pride to the one you > > love, > > > than to lose the one you love because of pride. > > > > > > We spend too much time looking for the right > > > person to love or finding fault with those we > > already > > > love, > > > when instead we should be perfecting the love we > > give. > > > > > > Never abandon an old friend. You will never find > > one > > > who can take his/her place. Friendship is like > > wine, > > > it gets better as it grows older. > > > > > > Pass it on to your dear friends . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 The Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee 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---God, 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. Spend time with your parents. Visit with grandparents. 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 and said, " I'm glad you asked. " The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend. " Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID! _________________________________________________________________ The best games are on Xbox 360. Click here for a special offer on an Xbox 360 Console. http://www.xbox.com/en-US/hardware/wheretobuy/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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