The IMPORTANT things in life...

HAPPY FRIDAY!!! :) ...I have continuously signed in and signed out of here... over and over because  I wanted to make sure my blog was worth your time. :) ..I was looking up some more quotes trying to find the perfect topic when I ran across a story that I found interesting and SO true!! ...The Important Things In Life... (looks a bit lengthy, but it's a fast read :)...)

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.” -author unknown

It is so true that we often put the wrong things first. How many of you are focused more on work than anything else? You are there more than you are at home, with your family... Sure work is very important so you can provide for your family, but do you really want to miss out on your life? ..and don't worry about the things that don't matter... the petty things... the sand...

My parents work ALL the time...workaholics... but they never missed my brother and my sporting/school events. They always figured out a way to put us first, which I took for granted at times, but I appreciate what they did for us more than anything! The value of family is HUGE! Be there to talk and spend time with the people you love... laugh often, share secrets... and make AMAZING memories! I couldn't ask for better people in my life... every single one of them have made me who I am and they are the reason I have a smile on my face each and every day! :D

...life is short so don't take one moment for granted.

I wish an amazing and safe weekend to everyone.. Goooood night!! .Godbless.
 -love-
   dan