A professor stood before his class and told his students that it was time for a quiz. He pulled out a mason jar and sat it on the table in front of him. Then he produce about a dozen fist-sized rocks and carefully placed them one by one in the jar. When the jar was full to the top and no more rocks would fit inside, he asked the class, “Is the jar full?” Everyone in the class said, “Yes!”
Then he said, “Really?” The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar and shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the rocks. Then he asked the group once more, “Is the jar full?” They agreed that yes, it was now full. The professor then picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course the sand filled up everything else and now the students could clearly see that this time the jar was really full. However, this time the class was on to him. When the professor asked if the jar was full, someone shouted out, “Probably not.” Then he grabbed a pitcher of water and began to pour it until the jar was full to the brim. Then he looked at the class and asked, “What is the point of this illustration?” One student raised his hand and said, “The point is, no matter how full your life is, you can always fit some more things in.”
“That’s not the point. The truth this illustration teaches us is: If you don’t put the big rocks in your life first, you never get them in at all. The rocks are the important things – your Health, your Love, your Dreams, your Education and your Happiness.
The pebbles are the other things in life that matter, but on a smaller scale. The pebbles represent things like your Job, House or Car. The sand is everything else, the “small stuff.” If you put the sand or the pebbles into the jar first, there is no room for the rocks.
The same goes for your life. If you spend all your energy and time on the small stuff, on material things, you will never have room for the things that are truly most important. Pay attention to the things that are important in your life and spend time on the important. Some of the important things are:
First, put your attention on your health; without health, you don’t have anything.
Spend time with your family and friends.
Play with your children.
Take time to renew yourself.
Take care of the rocks first – the things that really matter.
Set your priorities; the rest is just pebbles and sand.
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I wish you the best in your Health, Wealth and Happiness!
Dr. Wu Dhi
Sherwood (Woody) Swartz AP, MMQ 
