"Really?" he asked. Then he pulled out a bag of pebbles and started to pour them in and they took
up the spaces between the large rocks. "Is the jar full now?" They
agreed that it was.
"Really?" he said again. Then he pulled out a bag of sand and proceeded to pour the sand in as it seeped
into the cracks between the rocks and pebbles filling the jar from the bottom
to the top.
"Class, what is the
moral of the story?"
"I
know!" an enthusiastic student responded. "No matter how full your
life seems, you can always add more."
"Not really.
You see, if you were to put the sand in first, then the pebbles, then the rocks, it all would not fit in the jar. The jar is each day we wake up to.
The rocks are the things that are the most important to our lives.
They are the things that, if all else was lost, we would still be able to
go on: our faith, family, children, health. The pebbles are the smaller things
that are important to us: our job, house, car, hobbies. The sand is everything
else. If we put the sand in first, there is no room for the most important
things. Choose each day to put the big things first."
*Author unknown
Ahhhhh! Am I
choosing to put the big things first? Honestly, no. I am the queen of
filling my time with the sand and by the end of the day; I'm frustrated that
the rocks didn't get their fair place at the center of my life.
Starting June 1st, this blog will
chronicle my challenge to put the first things first in my life and along the
way kick some of the sand out! You are invited to join
me on this journey either as an observer or as one who takes the challenge
along with me. Are you ready to put your big girl panties and get going? Let's
get to work!
Please pass this invitation on to the other women in your life.
Please pass this invitation on to the other women in your life.
