Friday, January 28, 2011

Think, Believe, Dream and Dare


Think, Believe, Dream and Dare


An eight-year-old boy approached an old man in front of a wishing well, looked up into his eyes, and asked: "I understand you're a very wise man. I'd like to know the secret of life."
The old man looked down at the youngster and replied: "I've thought a lot in my lifetime, and the secret can be summed up in four words.
The first is think. Think about the values you wish to live your life by.
The second is believe. Believe in yourself based on the thinking you've done about the values you're going to live your life by.
The third is dream. Dream about the things that can be, based on your belief in yourself and the values you're going to live by.
The last is dare. Dare to make your dreams become reality, based on your belief in yourself and your values."
And with that, Walter E. Disney said to the little boy, "Think, Believe, Dream, and Dare."

Struggle a Little - Then Fly!

A man found a cocoon of a butterfly, that he brought home.
One day a small opening appeared he sat and watched the butterfly for several hours. It struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go no farther.
So the man decided to help the butterfly. He took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon. The butterfly then emerged easily, but, it had a swollen body and small, shriveled wings. He continued to watch the butterfly, he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and the body would contract. Neither happened!
In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and shriveled wings. It was never able to fly.
The man acted with well-intentioned kindness but he didn't understand the consequences. The restricting cocoon and the struggle required to get through the tiny opening, were nature's way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon.
Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If we were to go through life without any obstacles, it would cripple us. We would not be as strong as we could have been and we could never fly
So the next time you are faced with an obstacle,
a challenge, or a problem, remember the butterfly.
Struggle a little - then fly!

What Is Success?


I am sure many would answer along the lines of lots of money, big house, new car, designer clothes, five star restaurants and all that. And sure enough, those are signs of success on the material level. Nothing wrong in reaching for those - as long as you feel joy in the process. what is success - pieces of a puzzle
It has been interesting to see how my own idea of success has evolved through the years. When I was young, I was eagerly reaching for material success. I chose my jobs accordingly and so of course ended up in sales. And sure enough I did earn some pretty good pay checks.

But then a nagging feeling started to grow. I began to realize selling was not what I wanted to do all my life. After all I was often forced to sell products I knew did not really fit the customer. You know how sales meetings go: all that matters is the amount of money you made. The values were hard. Eventually I became very unhappy.
And so I became to realize that even with big pay checks I did not feel successful. That is when my search for success turned inwards. I quit sales and chose another profession - this time helping people. The feeling of relief and belonging was great - and suddenly my life felt successful again. Even though I earned less, I was much more content.
I started to paint again. I love horses so at first it was horse portraits only. Then abstracts - and then other subjects. (If you click on the "Egypt" tab you'll find a link to my Ancient Egyptian Art -blog.)
And then I returned to my old love - writing. And positive thinking. These two are what this website is all about.
I realized I felt the most successful when I loved what I did, never mind the money. And so for my own part I define success by the feeling of contentment. Joy, happiness. These emotions can be triggered by many things. Painting, writing. Playing with a small child. Handling a difficult case at work well.
So what is success for you? Do you let others define what is your success ? Are you reaching for that big house just to impress others? Or have you learned yet to listen to yourself and what feels good within? Try to learn to listen to your own feelings - and you may be surprised at what you find. I know I was - but I am also much happier for it.
And always remember - what is success for you may not be success in someone else´s mind. But you are not here to live anyone else´s life but your own. It is not your obligation to please others with your life - only yourself. Because only if you are happy yourself, can you spread happiness to others. You cannot give what you do not have.
So be true to yourself and follow your own joyful path to your own definition of success.

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

11 Step To Get Page Rank For New Blogger

 Google just announce the new Page Rank. My blog have Page Rank 2 now, its great but not enough for me. I want better Page Rank than 2 :). You can read about Page Rank in the internet, you'll find so many article about it. But I think Page Rank is still mystery to me. Its one of the secrets of the search engines. People can talk about SEO but Page Ranks still the secret of the search engines. And that's why is always interesting talking about SEO or Page Ranks :)

OK. I've got Page Rank 2 now. This blog haven't its first birthday :) but its got some progress even not fully success. Still I'm happy for the achievement. I'm learn a lots of thing by managing this blog. I've got so many good friend from this blog. I found so many follower (friends) that following my progress.

Now I want to share about how to get your Page Rank, I learn from what I've been through with this blog. I want in the future, this blog have a better Page Rank. I've learn from may mistakes too.
  1. Content.
    Content still the king. Create useful and informative contents.
  2. Keyword.
    Always about keywords here. Put your keyword on your blog title, post tittle, firs paragraphs, image (if you put images on your post). Use bold or h2 attribute on your keywords in the articles. Optimizing your keywords is good for better rank.
  3. Meta tags.
    Optimzing your meta tags on tags on your blog. Meta tags description for your blog and tags for your article.
  4. Search Engines Submission.
    Submit your blog to the search engines. This submission will help your blog index by the search engines.
  5. Directory Submission.
    Submit your blog to Blog Directories and submit your article to Article Directories. This will help you to get back links and traffic.
  6. Blogger Community.
    Join blogger community to get friends, traffic and backlink.
  7. Sitemap.
    Create your blog's sitemap for the main search engines. Sitemap help Google crawl your blog.
  8. Post Regular.
    Google love to see your blog when its up date. Always try to create an article in regular base.
  9. Use Ping Service.
    Ping your blog every time you up date your blog. Ping service will tell Google that your up dating your blog.
  10. Consistency.
    Consistence with your niche and keywords. Try to publish article only on your niche and keywords.
  11. Link Building.
    Google always love links. Try to get links from other blog that have high rank, relevant with your blog, etc. Do not link farming with put too many links on your blog. Google hate this. Get backlink, one way link or three way link if you can.
This article dedicated to new bloggers. I hope this article will help my new bloggers friends to get their Page Rank in the short time :). This article created from my experiences managing this blog. For the expert , I hope you like to share with us if there another tips from your experiences. We all here love to hear the tips from the expert.

Keep On Blogging!

Monday, January 24, 2011

Life

ஆரோக்கியம்/ உடல்நலம்
1. தண்ணீர்நிறையகுடியுங்கள்.
2.
காலைஉணவுஒருஅரசன்/அரசிபோலவும், மதியஉணவுஒரு 
  இளவரசன்/இளவரசிபோலவும், இரவுஉணவையாசகம் 
    செய்பவனைப்போலவும்உண்ணவேண்டும்.
3.
இயற்கைஉணவை, பழங்களைஅதிகமாகஎடுத்துக்கொண்டு,பதப் 
    படுத்தப்பட்டஉணவைதவிர்த்துவிடுங்கள்.
4.
தியானம், யோகாமற்றும்பிரார்த்தனைக்குநேரம்ஒதுக்குங்கள்.
5.
தினமும்முடிந்தஅளவுவிளையாடுங்கள்.
6. 2010
விடஇந்தவருடம்நிறையபுத்தகம்படியுங்கள்.
7.
ஒருநாளைக்கு10 நிமிடம்தனிமையில்அமைதியாகஇருங்கள்.
8.
குறைந்தது7 மணிநேரம்தூங்குங்கள்.
9.
குறைந்தது10 நிமிடம்முதல்30 நிமிடம்வரைநடைப்பயிற்சி
    மேற்கொள்ளுங்கள்..

தன்னம்பிக்கை/ சுயமுன்னேற்றம்
10. உங்களைஒருபொழுதும்மற்றவருடன்ஒப்பிடாதீர்கள். அவர்கள்
      பயணிக்கும்/ மேற்கொண்டிருக்கும்பாதைவேறு. உங்கள்பாதை
     வேறு.
11.
எதிர்மறையானஎண்ணங்களைஎப்பொழுதும்மனதில்
     நினைக்காதீர்கள்.
12.
உங்களால்முடிந்தஅளவுவேலைசெய்யுங்கள். அளவுக்குமீறி
      எதையும்செய்யாதீர்கள்.
13.
மற்றவர்களைப்பற்றிப்புறம்பேசுவதில்உங்கள்சக்தியை
      வீணாக்காதீர்கள்.
14.
நீங்கள்விழித்திருக்கும்பொழுதுஎதிர்காலத்தைப்பற்றிநிறைய
      கணவுகாணுங்கள்.
15.
அடுத்தவரைப்பார்த்துபொறாமைகொள்வதுநேரவிரையம்.                 உங்களுக்குதேவையானதுஉங்களிடம்உள்ளது.
16.
கடந்தகாலத்தைமறக்கமுயற்சிசெய்யுங்கள். கடந்தகாலம்உங்கள்நிகழ்காலத்தைசிதைத்துவிடும்.
17.
வாழும்இந்தகுறுகியகாலத்தில்யாரையும்வெறுக்காதீர்கள்.
18.
எப்பொழுதும்மகிழ்சியாகஇருக்ககற்றுக்கொள்ளுங்கள்.
19.
வாழ்க்கைஒருபள்ளிக்கூடம். நீங்கள்கற்றுக்கொள்ள
    வந்திருக்கிறீர்கள். சிக்கல்களும், பிரச்சனைகளும்இங்குபாடங்கள்.
20.
முடியாதுஎன்றுசொல்லவேண்டியஇடங்களில்தயவுசெய்து
      முடியாதுஎன்றுசொல்லுங்கள். இதுபலபிரச்சனைகளை
      ஆரம்பதிலேதீர்த்துவிடும்.

சமூகம்.

21.
வெளிநாட்டிலோவெளியூரிலோஇருந்தால்குடும்பத்தில்
      இருப்பவர்களுக்கும், நண்பர்களுக்கும், வேண்டியவர்களுக்கும்
     அடிக்கடிதொலைபேசியிலோ, கடிதம்மூலமாகவோ
      தொடர்புகொண்டிருங்கள்.
22.
மன்னிக்கப்பழகுங்கள்..
23. 70
வயதிற்குமேலிருப்பவர்களையும், 6 வயதிற்கு
     கீழிருப்பவர்களையும்கவனிக்கநேரம்ஒதுக்குங்கள்.
24.
அடுத்தவர்கள்என்னநினைப்பார்களோஎன்பதைப்பற்றி
     ஒருபொழுதும்கவலைகொள்ளாதீர்கள்.
25.
உங்கள்நண்பர்களைமதிக்கப்பழகுங்கள்.

வாழ்க்கை

26.
உங்கள்மனதிற்குஎதுசரியென்றுபடுகிறதோஅதைஉடனே
      செய்யுங்கள்.
27.
ஒவ்வொருநாளும்கடவுளுக்குநன்றிசொல்லுங்கள்.
28.
உங்கள்ஆழ்மனதில்இருப்பதுசந்தோஷம்தான். அதைதேடி
     அனுபவித்துக்கொண்டேஇருங்கள்.
29.
உங்களுக்குஎதுசந்தோஷத்தைகொடுக்காதோ, எதுஅழகை
    கொடுக்காதோ, நிம்மதியைக்கொடுக்காதோஅதைநீக்கிவிடுங்கள்.
30.
எந்தசூழ்நிலையும்ஒருநாள்கண்டிப்பாகமாறும்.

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Things Are Not Always Black or White

In life, a lesson learned in your past that you will never forget completely.
When I was in elementary school, I got into a major argument with a boy in my class. I have forgotten what the argument was about, but I have never forgotten the lesson learned that day.
I was convinced that "I" was right and "he" was wrong - and he was just as convinced that "I" was wrong and "he" was right. The teacher decided to teach us a very important lesson. She brought us up to the front of the class and placed him on one side of her desk and me on the other.
In the middle of her desk was a large, round object. I could clearly see that it was black. She asked the boy what color the object was. "White," he answered.
I couldn’t believe he said the object was white, when it was obviously black! Another argument started between my classmate and me, this time about the color of the object.
The teacher told me to go stand where the boy was standing and told him to come stand where I had been. We changed places, and now she asked me what the color of the object was. I had to answer, "White." It was an object with two differently colored sides, and from his viewpoint it was white. Only from my side was it black.
My teacher taught me a very important lesson learned that day: You must stand in the other person’s shoes and look at the situation through their eyes in order to truly understand their perspective

We'll See

Once upon a time, there was a farmer in the central region of China. He didn't have a lot of money and, instead of a tractor, he used an old horse to plow his field.
One afternoon, while working in the field, the horse dropped dead. Everyone in the village said, "Oh, what a horrible thing to happen." The farmer said simply, "We'll see." He was so at peace and so calm, that everyone in the village got together and, admiring his attitude, gave him a new horse as a gift.
Everyone's reaction now was, "What a lucky man." And the farmer said, "We'll see."
A couple days later, the new horse jumped a fence and ran away. Everyone in the village shook their heads and said, "What a poor fellow!"
The farmer smiled and said, "We'll see."
Eventually, the horse found his way home, and everyone again said, "What a fortunate man."
The farmer said, "We'll see."
Later in the year, the farmer's young boy went out riding on the horse and fell and broke his leg. Everyone in the village said, "What a shame for the poor boy."
The farmer said, "We'll see."
Two days later, the army came into the village to draft new recruits. When they saw that the farmer's son had a broken leg, they decided not to recruit him.
Everyone said, "What a fortunate young man."
The farmer smiled again - and said "We'll see."
Moral of the story: There's no use in overreacting to the events and circumstances of our everyday lives. Many times what looks like a setback, may actually be a gift in disguise. And when our hearts are in the right place, all events and circumstances are gifts that we can learn valuable lessons from.
As Fra Giovanni once said:
"Everything we call a trial, a sorrow, or a duty, believe me... the gift is there and the wonder of an overshadowing presence."

Monday, January 17, 2011

Laughter

Many years ago, Norman Cousins was diagnosed as "terminally ill." He was given six months to live. His chance for recovery was one in 500.
He could see the worry, depression and anger in his life contributed to, and perhaps helped cause, his disease. He wondered, "If illness can be caused by negativity, can wellness be created by positivity?" He decided to make an experiment of himself.
Laughing was one of the most positive activities he knew. He rented all the funny movies he could find - Keaton, Chaplin, Fields, the Marx Brothers. (This was before VCRs, so he had to rent the actual films.) He read funny stories. He asked his friends to call him whenever they said, heard or did something funny.
His pain was so great he could not sleep. Laughing for 10 solid minutes, he found, relieved the pain for several hours so he could sleep. He fully recovered from his illness and lived another 20 happy, healthy and productive years. (His journey is detailed in his book, Anatomy of an Illness.) He credits visualization, the love of his family and friends, and laughing for his recovery.
Some people think laughing is a waste of time. It is a luxury, they say, a frivolity, something to indulge in only every so often. Nothing could be further from the truth. Laughing is essential to our equilibrium, to our well-being, to our aliveness. If we're not well, laughing helps us get well; if we are well, laughing helps us stay that way.
Since Cousins' ground-breaking subjective work, scientific studies have shown that laughter has a curative effect on the body, the mind and the emotions. So, if you like laughing, consider it sound medical advice to indulge in it as often as you can. If you don't like laughter, then take your medicine - laugh anyway.
Use whatever makes you laugh - movies, sitcoms, Monty Python, records, books, New Yorker cartoons, jokes, friends.
Give yourself permission to laugh - long and loud and out loud - whenever anything strikes you as funny. The people around you may think you're strange, but sooner or later they'll join in even if they don't know what you're laughing about.
Some diseases may be contagious, but none is as contagious as the cure. . . laughter.

The chicken

Once upon a time, there was a large mountainside, where an eagle's nest rested. The eagle's nest contained four large eagle eggs. One day an earthquake rocked the mountain causing one of the eggs to roll down the mountain, to a chicken farm, located in the valley below. The chickens knew that they must protect and care for the eagle's egg, so an old hen volunteered to nurture and raise the large egg.
One day, the egg hatched and a beautiful eagle was born. Sadly, however, the eagle was raised to be a chicken. Soon, the eagle believed he was nothing more than a chicken. The eagle loved his home and family, but his spirit cried out for more. While playing a game on the farm one day, the eagle looked to the skies above and noticed a group of mighty eagles soaring in the skies. "Oh," the eagle cried, "I wish I could soar like those birds." The chickens roared with laughter, "You cannot soar with those birds. You are a chicken and chickens do not soar."
The eagle continued staring, at his real family up above, dreaming that he could be with them. Each time the eagle would let his dreams be known, he was told it couldn't be done. That is what the eagle learned to believe. The eagle, after time, stopped dreaming and continued to live his life like a chicken. Finally, after a long life as a chicken, the eagle passed away.
The moral of the story: You become what you believe you are; so if you ever dream to become an eagle follow your dreams, not the words of a chicken.

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

FACEBOOK WILL NOT END ON MARCH 15th!

NEW DELHI: If you spend a better part of your life living out of Facebook, rejoice. Facebook won't be closing on March 15 after all. Surprised? Read on ...

More than one million people have already fallen for a hoax that claims that the popular social networking site will be shutting down on March 15.

According to IT security firm Sophos, a bogus news story published by the "Weekly World News", said Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg had told reporters that "managing [Facebook] has ruined my life. I need to put an end to all the madness."

Some panic-stricken Facebook users and mischief-mongers spread the story far and wide across the internet in no time. Although Facebook debunked the hoax via its Twitter account late on Sunday, users still continue to pass the bogus messages onto their online friends.

The "Weekly World News" article went on to quote another company official, Avrat Humarthi, vice-president of technical affairs at Facebook, as saying "After March 15th the whole website shuts down. So if you ever want to see your pictures again, I recommend you take them off the internet. You won't be able to get them back once Facebook goes out of business."

Sophos said that many people would not believe the report, which comes from a newspaper that has previously reported George Clooney is running for president and that alien spacecrafts will visit earth in 2011. However, it only takes only a small number of people to think it might be possible to turn a joke of a news story into an internet hoax as has been proved many a times in the past few years.

"I certainly wouldn't disagree that users would be wise to have their own backup of their photographs, rather than rely on Facebook -- but it's nothing more than a scare to suggest to people that they have to do it before March15th because Facebook is going to close down," explained Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at Sophos.

"There's an important lesson here -- don't believe everything you read on the internet, and think twice before you pass a story on to your friends."

Although a hoax is not as serious as malware worming its way between users and stealing information, it's still a nuisance, clogging up communications, increasing the overall level of spam and perhaps leading people to make decisions for the wrong reasons.

A number of Facebook users had earlier last week reported fallen prey to another viral scam -- My 1st St@atus -- which was designed to earn revenue for its perpetrators. Messages claiming to share the users' first ever Facebook status updates were being posted on users' walls by a rogue application.

Typical posts read -- "My 1st St@tus was: '[random message]'. This was posted on [random date]. Find your 1st St@tus @ [LINK]". When users clicked on this link, which appeared to have been posted by a Facebook friend, they were taken to a rogue Facebook application.

This application would then ask users to give it permission to access their profile. This would give the rogue application the ability to post the same message from the affected account to all in the friends' list. Users were also taken to a webpage which contained a survey.

Those behind such scams make commission from the number of people completing this survey and in some cases, Facebook users might also be asked for their mobile phone numbers in order to sign them up for an expensive, premium-rate service.

"Sadly, many people are all too quick to give permission to rogue applications like this, giving the bad guys free reign of their Facebook account," said Cluley.

"If users allow these applications to access their profiles, they may well find that the application has posted a message on their Facebook page, which is visible to all of their online friends, helping to spread the scam further. I deliberately infected a test account with this application, and it didn't even get my first status or the date correct! Unfortunately, by the time users realised this, they might have already helped the scammers by spreading the message across their network," he added.

Facebook users who have been affected should delete references to this scam from their wall, to avoid sharing it further with their online friends.

FACEBOOK WILL END ON MARCH 15th!

PALO ALTO, CA –Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook will be shut down in March. Managing the site has become too stressful.
“Facebook has gotten out of control,” said Zuckerberg in a press conference outside his Palo Alto office, “and the stress of managing this company has ruined my life. I need to put an end to all the madness.”
Zuckerberg went on to explain that starting March 15th, users will no longer be able to access their Facebook accounts.
“After March 15th the whole website shuts down,” said Avrat Humarthi, Vice President of Technical Affairs at Facebook. “So if you ever want to see your pictures again, I recommend you take them off the internet. You won’t be able to get them back once Facebook goes out of business.”
Zuckerberg said that the decision to shut down Facebook was difficult, but that he does not think people will be upset.
“I personally don’t think it’s a big deal,” he said in a private phone interview. “And to be honest, I think it’s for the better. Without Facebook, people will have to go outside and make real friends. That’s always a good thing.”
Some Facebook users were furious upon hearing the shocking news.
“What am I going to do without Facebook?” said Denise Bradshaw, a high school student from Indiana. “My life revolves around it. I’m on Facebook at least 10 hours a day. Now what am I going to do with all that free time?”
However, parents across the country have been experiencing a long anticipated sense of relief.
“I’m glad the Facebook nightmare is over,” said Jon Guttari, a single parent from Detroit. “Now my teenager’s face won’t be glued to a computer screen all day. Maybe I can even have a conversation with her.”
Those in the financial circuit are criticizing Zuckerberg for walking away from a multibillion dollar franchise. Facebook is currently ranked as one of the wealthiest businesses in the world, with economists estimating its value at around 7.9 billion.
But Zuckerberg remains unruffled by these accusations. He says he will stand by his decision to give Facebook the axe.
“I don’t care about the money,” said Zuckerberg. “I just want my old life back.”
The Facebook Corporation suggests that users remove all of their personal information from the website before March 15th. After that date, all photos, notes, links, and videos will be permanently erased.

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Bill Gates and Hell

Hi,

Bill Gates passed away and goes up to heaven where he meets God.
"Well, Bill," said God, "I'm really confused on this one. I'm not sure whether to send you to Heaven or Hell.
After all, you enormously helped society by putting a computer in almost every home in the world, and yet you created that ghastly Windows.
"I'm going to do something I've never done before. I'm going to let you decide where you want to go."
Bill replied, "Well thanks, God. What's the difference between the two?"
God said, "You take a peek at both places briefly if it will help you decide. Shall we look at Hell first?"
"Sure" said Bill, "Let's go!"
Bill was amazed! He saw a clean, white sandy beach with clear water. There were thousands of beautiful men and women running around, playing in the water, laughing and frolicking about.

The sun was shining and the temperature was perfect.

"This is great!" said Bill. "If this is Hell, I can't wait to see Heaven."

God replied, "Let's go!" and so off they went to Heaven. Bill saw puffy white clouds in a beautiful blue sky with angels drifting about playing harps and singing.

It was nice, but surely not as enticing as Hell.

Bill Gates though for only a brief moment and rendered his decision. "God, I do believe I would like to go to Hell."

"As you desire," said God.

Two weeks later, God decided to check up on the late billionaire to see how things were going. He found Bill Gates shackled to a wall, screaming amongst the hot flames in a dark cave. He was being burned and tortured by demons.

"How ya doing', Bill?" asked God.

Bill responded with anguish and despair, "This is awful! This not what I expected at all! What happened to the beach and the beautiful women playing in the water?"

"Oh THAT?!" said God. "That was the Screen Saver."

(Thanks to viswa to share this)

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Believing in Yourself

There may be days when you get up in the morning and things aren’t the way you had hoped they would be.
That’s when you have to tell yourself that things will get better. There are times when people disappoint you and let you down.
But those are the times when you must remind yourself to trust your own judgments and opinions, to keep your life focused on believing in yourself.
There will be challenges to face and changes to make in your life, and it is up to you to accept them.
Constantly keep yourself headed in the right direction for you. It may not be easy at times, but in those times of struggle you will find a stronger sense of who you are.
So when the days come that are filled with frustration and unexpected responsibilities, remember to believe in yourself and all you want your life to be.
Because the challenges and changes will only help you to find the goals that you know are meant to come true for you.
Keep Believing in Yourself

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

The important things in life

A philosophy professor stood before his class with some items on the table 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 rocks, about 2 inches in diameter.
He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles, of course, rolled into the open areas between the rocks.
He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.
The professor picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else.
He then asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous “Yes.”
“Now,” said the professor, “I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The rocks are the important things – your family, your partner, your health, your children – 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, your house, 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 rocks. The same goes for your 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 your partner out dancing. There will always be time to go to work, clean the house, give a dinner party and fix the disposal.
Take care of the rocks first – the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.”