remember that “Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, martini in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out

“When you discard arrogance, complexity, and a few other things that get in the way, sooner or later you will discover that simple, childlike and mysterious secret….Life Is Fun.” ~Benjamin Hoff, author, The Tao of Pooh.

G-man

“Life may not be the party we hoped for——but while we’re here, we might as well dance ! ! ! “

Too often people get caught up in the day to day struggles of life that they forget to have fun….I found this old story I had copied from long ago, and adapted it for this goal. Of course after the Matooni’s, no doubt I will complete goal #23…

Matooni Time…....

A philosophy professor stood before his class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly he picked up a large empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with rocks, rocks about 2” 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.

Then the professor picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. “Now,” said the professor, “I want you to recognize that this is your life.”The rocks are the important things-your family, your spouse, 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, 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 time to get medical checkups. 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.”

But then…

A young man student stood up and asked the class if they were sure that the jar was truly full. All the students and the professor agreed that it was indeed full. When they had all agreed, he reached into his backpack and pulled out a bottle of vodka. Popping it open, he poured the contents into the already “full” jar. Of course the vodka filled the remaining spaces within the jar making the jar truly full.

This proves that no matter how full your life is, there is always room for a “Martoooni”.

G-man

“Life may not be the party we hoped for——but while we’re here, we might as well dance ! ! ! “

Based on this goal here is a phrase that I would love to claim as my own, but sadly no, I read it somewhere, but I am now using it as my “signature” on e-mails.

“Life may not be the party we hoped for——but while we’re here, we might as well dance ! ! ! “

Thought I would share…...