Finally, one day at the Bait & Tackle Shop, I got to talking to Sam, the shop owner, who it turned out loves bass fishing as much as I do. We quickly became fishing buddies. As I said, the wife doesn't care about fishing. She not only refuses to join us, but she always complains that I spend too much time fishing.

A few weeks ago, Sam and I had the best fishing trip ever. Not only did I catch the most beautiful bass you've ever seen, only a few minutes later Sam must have caught his twin brother!

So I took a picture of Sam holding up the two nice bass that we caught and showed the picture to the wife hoping that maybe she'd get interested. Instead she says she doesn't want me to go fishing at all anymore! And she wants me to sell the boat! I think she just doesn't like to see me enjoying myself. What would you do? Tell the wife to forget it and continue my hobby or quit fishing and sell the boat as she insists?

Thanks,

Lloyd
P.S. Enclosed is a picture of Sam with the two bass we caught:

When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day

are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of coffee.

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some

items in front of him When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very

large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He

then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.

The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them

into the jar He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open

areas between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar

was full. They agreed it was.

The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar.

Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar

was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."

The professor then produced two cups of coffee from

under the table and poured the 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 golf balls are the

important things---God, your family, your children, your health, your

friends and your favorite passions---and 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 golf balls. The same goes for 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. Spend time with your parents. Visit with grandparents. Take time

to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to dinner. Play another 18

There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal. Take care

of the golf balls 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 coffee represented.

The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."

The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,

there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."

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