Priorities @ MindSay 
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I need to do my homework on time every week.
I need to set my priorities up a little bit better.
I need to remember how much I hate being rumdrunk. I hate it a lot. My body just absorbs it and I don't feel nearly as drunk as I am, and then I feel like complete and total shit the next day.
I need to take care of myself.....not embarrass myself.
fuckme.
A philosophy professor stood before his class and had some items 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, 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. 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 an unanimous - yes.
The professor then produced two cans of beer from under the table and proceeded to pour their 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 rocks are the important things - your family, your partner, your health, and 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, 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 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, 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."
One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the beer represented.
The professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked. It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a couple of beers."
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I found this little article when I was in school last year, and it made a lot of sense. I'm not a beer drinker, but I do enjoy a nice glass of wine from time to time. The point is ... Well, maybe YOU should tell me how YOU read it???
What say you?
~ B
P.S. Nice to be back!
So ... :) I've been off wandering the highways and byways for "better" employment, and I am happy to report success! After a steady decline in personal satisfaction in the current position with the best bunch of 2 yr olds (yes, incl Mr. NF Nemesis) possible, I re-posted my illustrious resume online and was inundated with offers! :) A nice feeling!
I almost took a private nanny position with 2 lovely children, but just didn't have that ... "settled" feeling in my gut, so I interviewed further, and I am soooooo glad I did!
I start my new position 25 Feb working with no more than 6 young 2 yr olds and an aide in a new facility ... for significantly better wages, better benefits AND the potential for bonuses based on merit! It is a private business and the owner pays at least 50% of tuition for relevant ed courses AND Best of all ... there is room for advancement into management, if I am interested after 90 days! :)
You may ask ... WHY am I changing jobs so soon after hire? Aside from the fact that they refused to pay me the promised (but not documented) wage, for any of you who believe men and women are EQUAL ... NOT!!!!
Childcare is traditionally a women's career choice, and as such, it is filled with women of all "denominations", sizes, shapes, philosophies, etc. It is my observation that IN GENERAL (yes, there are exceptions), men are more skilled at distinguishing between the professional and personal. My center director, for example, a sweet young woman straight out of college at age 25, may have the best educational credentials this side of the Mississippi, but she has absolutely NO people skills.
Childcare is a "people" business ... or at least it SHOULD be. She and her supervisors, however, are very rapidly making it more about regulations than about child & their families. This is monumental to me, and any of you who know me understand that the kids MUST come first. My NEW employer has been in this business herself for over 25 yrs. The director has also spent many years educating our children. The entire focus, visible even in the layout of the center, is kids first. Yes, rules and procedures are important, but there is such a thing as over-regulation!
More happy news to come...
~ B
I leave for Bamberg, Germany in three weeks and I have nothing packed, nothing arranged, and no idea what the hell I need to bring with me. I will be gone for 6 months, so I'm expecting to bring a lot of clothing, bed sheets, my computer + speakers...perhaps myself? I should have had all of these things ready in early February, but I've been too busy with work. Obviously I should have been more concerned with arranging my luggage and paperwork with my home university's financial aid. So now I'm struggling to fill out the appropriate paperwork to receive financial aid. This is going to sound crazy but this is how it works. Edinboro is my home university, Clarion is the university through which I'm entering the program, and Otto-Friedrich Uni is the overseas university. All the paperwork I need to fill out must first go through Clarion, then back to Edinboro, then back to Clarion, then to Otto-Friedrich then back to Clarion. Confusing, no?
All the while dealing with financial aid, incompetent desk monkeys, I've been trying to straighten out my whole Thyroid ordeal. I recently joined an online support forum for thyroid patients. I've been learning how to get better thyroid treatment from my doctors and how to basically live a healthier life. (Now if only I'd stop smoking). I've been taking my temperature each morning at 6am before I take my medicine and my internal temp is only 96.8-98.0 degrees, which is definitely not normal. For the normal person it's supposed to much higher in the morning, around 98.6 in the middle of the day and towards evening. It's pretty clear my thyroid is not regulating my body's metabolism properly. I know it seems low, but it's not hypothermic. Not yet at least. I only burn 1900 calories a day, whereas the normal male my age should be using 2400-2700 at least. If this keeps up I will just keep gaining weight, because my body thinks I'm starving, when I'm really not. I have two doctors appointments this month before I leave to make sure I get enough meds before I go overseas, and possibly to help me set my health priorities straight. There's that word again: priorities.
Did I mention I've never been good with keeping my priorities straight?
Tschuess!
Once upon a time there was this girl who had four lovers. She loved the 4th lover the most and adored him with rich robes and treated him to the finest of delicacies. She gave him nothing but the best.
She also loved the 3rd lover very much and was always showing him off to neighboring kingdoms. However, she feared that one day he would leave her for another.
She also loved her 2nd lover. He was her confidant and was always kind, considerate and patient with her. Whenever this girl faced a problem, she could confide in him, and he would help her get through the difficult times.
The girls 1st lover was a very loyal partner and had made great contributions in maintaining her wealth and kingdom. However, she did not love the first lover. Although he loved her deeply, she hardly took notice of him.
One day, the girl contracted a deadly illness, and she knew her time was short. She thought of her pampered life and wondered, I now have four lovers with me, but when I die, I'll be all alone.'
Thus, she asked the 4th lover, I loved you the most, endowed you with the finest clothing and showered great care over you. Now that I'm dying, will you follow me and keep me company?'
'No way!', replied the 4th lover, and he walked away without another word. His answer cut like a sharp knife right into her heart.
The sad girl then asked the 3rd lover, 'I loved you all my life. Now that I'm dying, will you follow me and keep me company?'
'No!', replied the 3rd lover. 'Life is too good! When you die, I'm going to marry someone else!'
Her heart sank and turned cold. She then asked the 2nd lover, 'I have always
turned to you for help and you've always been there for me. When I die, will you follow me and keep me company?'
'I'm sorry, I can't help you out this time!', replied the 2nd lover. 'At the very most, I can only walk with you to your grave.'
His answer struck her like a bolt of lightning, and the girl was devastated.
Then a voice called out: 'I'll go with you. I'll follow you no matter where you go.' The girl looked up, and saw her first lover. He was very skinny and obviously suffered from malnutrition and neglect.
Greatly grieved, the girl said, 'I should have taken much better care of you when I had the chance!'
In truth, we each have 4 lovers in our lives:
Our 4th lover is our body. No matter how much time and effort we lavish in making it look and feel good, it will leave us when we d ie.
Our 3rd lover is our possessions, status and wealth. When we die, it will all go to others.
Our 2nd lover is our family and friends. No matter how much they have been there for us, the best they can do is stay by us up to the grave.
Our 1st lover is our Soul. Often neglected in pursuit of wealth, power and pleasures of the world. However, our Soul is the only thing that will follow us where ever we go. Cultivate, strengthen and cherish it now, for it is the only part that will follow us to the throne of God and continue throughout Eternity.
Being happy doesn't mean everything's perfect. It means deciding to see beyond life's imperfections .
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