New Years Day

A very happy new year to all of our members for 2010. This is being written at 6.00am as most are I do hope that this year brings a year full of the important things to each and everyone, they need not be momentary, rather a to family and friends or people you come across in the street, today and the rest of the year and longer.

For me today it is to give Carole a kiss and walk in the rain that has just started, was a day for pulling weeds for the sheep, they can wait, a bale of hay instead.

Wedge you missed an opportunity as you where on just past midnight or did this get in the road

Good morning Roseman and Happy New Year to you and everyone on the forum. Yes mate, i was on the forum just after midnight as i was up late after waiting for news from our daughter on holidays in the USA. They tried to get in touch with us but they had phone problems. It seems it started to snow heavily where they were so they pulled their hire car over and decided to wait it out. We were a little bit worried so we waited up so we could contact them...all is fine and they got to their destiation for the day.

Thanks Dave.. hope everyone had a safe New Year too... my new year's resolution is to try harder to stay in touch with my friends.. moving to Tassie has made that difficult... needs to be made a priority I think...

The below message came this morning on another forum and I have waited for permission to post it here, please read this all our members and think what it is saying, Simon your post just a little while ago, is in here, if you read it like I did earlier.


A professor stood before his philosophy 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 start 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 it 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 recognise that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things - God, family, children, health, friends, and favourite passions. Things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full.
The pebbles are the things that matter like your job, house, and 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.
So...
Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take time to get medical check ups. Take your partner out to dinner.

There will always be time to clean the house and fix the dripping tap.
'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.
'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 cups of coffee with a friend.'

So, when things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day is not enough; remember the mayonnaise jar and 2 cups of coffee.

_________________

I've heard a variation of this one David The philosophy lecturer had a range of materials on the bench, including a bottle of beer. He went through all the steps listed above except at the end, when he poured the beer into the large jar he asked the class what message the beer symbolised and a teenage boy called out 'That there's always room for beer!" LOL

Good one Simon, I agree with the boy.

Happy New Year everyone,
I hope you all celebrated in your own ways and enjoyed the occasion. We listened to all the fireworks and crackers and in our area and stayed inside !
Today was a family day with David's sons and their families here for a BBQ. It was very nice, with too much food of course. No cooking for me for a few days!!
David (Roseman) that philosophical story is really really good, I've seen something similar before but this was better. I think we most of us need to read it from time to time. Thank you.

Isabelle, may I ask what the name of this rose is please, it is loverly or is it just your brilliant photo's

Val,
It is one of Freds

first Happy New Year everybody

roseman wrote:Good one Simon, I agree with the boy.

I agree also, must not be coffee or tea and you should not wait until 5 o' clock always enjoy the moment !

must go back in the snow to keep the gateway free

cheers Bernhard

Poor Bernhard,

Make sure you put plenty of salt down, that's what we did in England.
I hope you had a white Christmas and not slush.

Have a very happy new year my friend, and try to stay warm.

Oh yes, poor Bernhard, I don't envy you in all that horrible white stuff.
Thanks Carole, I remember now that you mention it, it was one of Fred's.

roseman wrote:Isabelle, may I ask what the name of this rose is please, it is loverly or is it just your brilliant photo's

I don't know the name. I'll ask to my florist. But it's true they are gorgeous.(but they don't smell anything like all the roses you buy...)