Two glasses of Wine

There will always be room for 2 Glasses Of Wine!Classic story, but nice to read again!

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 glasses of wine…

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items infront of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he 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 theminto the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. He then asked the students againif the jar was full.

They agreed it was.

The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into thejar.Of course, the sand filled up everything else.
He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous “yes”.

“The professor then produced two glasses of wine 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; your family, your children, your health, your friends, and your favourite passions; things that if everything elsewas lost and only they remained, your life would still be full. The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, yourhouse, 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 energyon 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 to dinner. Play another 18. There will always betime 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 enquired what the winerepresented.
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 glasses of wine with a friend.”

Motivation: Look Up To Those Beneath You

Living by comparison is fatal vision, for always there will be those who appear better off and worse off than ourselves at any given moment in time. In truth, there is no such distinction as superior and subordinate. We all have unique talents that will blossom and flourish when nurtured.

Today the challenge is to establish networks, strategic alliances, synergistic relationships, and teams to solve problems and help everyone accomplish their goals. You now look for those people who are not satisfied with the status quo, who are striving for excellence and have talents and abilities that you don’t.

This requires that you “check your ego at the door” and that you don’t get intimidated by others who may have different talents or strengths than you do. This is what synergy is all about. As we value the differences and look at truly working together, one plus one really can equal three or even more.

David Ogilvy, founder of giant advertising agency, Ogilvy and Mather, used to give each new manager a Russian doll, which contained five progressively smaller dolls inside.

A message inside the smallest one read: “If each of us hires people we consider smaller than ourselves, we shall become a company of dwarves. But if each of us hires people who are bigger than we are, we will become a company of giants.”

To become a giant in the eyes of others, and to succeed in the 21st , century, look up to those beneath you!

1. Listen often and openly to what others say, and try to do so without prejudgment.
2. Don’t put anyone off or be too busy to listen to and answer questions.
3. Use praise frequently and sincerely.
4. If you feel that criticism is warranted, don’t do it in front of others, and make sure you say something encouraging after the reprimand.
5. Be firm and be fair. Don’t meet with people in person or on the phone when you are angry. Exercise or take a walk first, then communicate when you are relaxed.
6. Don’t be afraid or hesitant to share your concerns with others. Far better to discuss a molehill, then to wait until it festers into Mt. Everest.
7. Don’t make rash promises and don’t be inconsistent.
8. Whenever you are in a leadership role, focus your supervision on teaching effective habits and skills, not in pointing out mistakes.
9. Encourage everyone in both your personal and professional life to speak up and express their own ideas, even if you disagree with them.

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Rosh Hashana 5767

Shalom!

May the coming year be a good and peaceful time for you and your family…

A time of Inspiration and Renewal,
Dicovery and Learning,
Good Health, Love and Joy!

May all your wishes and dreams come true in the year 5767! Ketiewa VeKhatiemah Tova!

A letter to the World

 An interesting letter to the world:

This Message Comes from:
MOZES AHARON STASZEWSKI
Amsterdam

Please listen to me, I beg you.

This is a Message for Peace.

Spread the Word – Make the World Understand – Advertise the Word – Never Give up the Fight for Peace

The basic IDea – CONCEPT of this Message is:

JeHuDa versus JeHaD

JeHuDa means:
Holy Man – Holy People – Holy Creation – Holy Truth

JeHaD means:
Holy War – Holy Total Destruction – Holy Hatred – Holy Lie

The war in the Middle East is in essence a War between IDeas. It is an ideological, spiritual, conceptual fight where the basic IDeas (concepts – starting points – truths) are diagonally opposed towards each other. For as long as Holy Peoples are fighting Holy Wars there will never be Peace.

Every war is a self-destructive material war which can never be won by either party. It is an everlasting war, a war without end. All destruction and waste of human life is the ultimate sacrilege. All destruction of land, houses, property, material of any kind, even war material, is a waste of divine time and energy.

All destruction is an insult to Creation.

Therefore all fights, all hostilities must stop immediately.

All weapons must be laid down now.

All the people of the world, all the heads of family, all the heads of state, all the caps need to be directed and focused on the one and only Basic IDea:

a BETTER WORLD, a BETTER FUTURE, a BETTER LIFE FOR ALL and in the end …. PEACE.

The war between Israel and the surrounding countries is a war between Holy Peoples. All the People in the whole wide world are Holy. They all have a divine right to live in peace and built from the miseries of the past on a better world for tomorrow, to work on a better future. They all have a divine obligation to live and let live. Nobody can do it alone. Each and everybody needs a partner. Each and everybody needs respect, recognition, support, acknowledgement and a compliment. Every man needs family, a wife, a friend and a friendly neighbour. Every entity, organisation, city, country, state or continent needs partners. Each and Everybody needs friendly supporters, starting with the family, the neighbours, the neighbouring cities, the neighbouring countries, the neighbouring states, the neighbouring continents. Everybody needs Everybody. Nobody can live without it.

All the people in the world are in essence family. There are only brothers and sisters. There is no difference whatsoever between Muslims, Christians, Jews, Hindi or Buddhists as there is no difference between the races. Every war is a fight between family.

There is no such thing in CREATION as a HOLY WAR.

There is only HOLY PEOPLE.

The fight for peace is the fight where all people in the world have to understand that they are Holy. The thought of a Holy War has to be abandoned, it has to be erased from between peoples ears, from peoples minds, from their heads and from their thinking.

The IDea, the concept, the thought, even the memory of a Holy War has to be erased from under the Heavens.

The Fight for Holy Peace is the Fight against Holy War.

NO MORE JeHaD

NO MORE JeHuDa versus JeHaD

NO MORE JeHaD versus JeHuDa

ONLY JeHuDa

Spread the Word – Make the World Understand – Advertise the Word – Never Give up the Fight for Peace.

This message should be communicated to the World,
to all living creatures in the Whole Wide World,
to all Men, Women and Children of the World,
to the Brotherhood of the United Nations,
to all Kings, Queens and Presidents of the World,
to all the Secretaries of the World,
to the Secretaries of State, Defense and War,
to all Religions, Races, Entities and Organisations of the World,
to all Proletarians, Noble Men and Labourers
to the Royalists, the Communists, the Republicans, the Democrats,
the Liberals and the Conservatives,
and first and foremost to all the Fighters in the World,
all the Armies, the Air Force, the Land Force and the Sea Force
all the generals, the admirals and the soldiers
to the Terrorists and the Freedom Fighters of the World
to each and everybody.

Nobody must be Forgotten.

Send this message to all the newspapers, TV-networks, journals, magazines of the World

Print it on all the Paper and Leaflets of the World
Write it on all the Walls of the World
Print it on the Sun, the Seas and the Sands
Repeat, Write, Broadcast, Tell this Message
Over & Over Again.
Not once, nor twice, but a million times and more.
Over & Over Again.

Till the Message is Understood
and Each and Everybody understands the BASIC IDEA:

No Holy Wars against Holy People.
ONLY
Holy People together with Holy People

The Message Is: PEACE.

!!!At Last!!

This Message Comes from: MOZES AHARON STASZEWSKI, Amsterdam

Please listen to me, I beg you

PS: Help to make this the BIGGEST-NON-STOP-CHAIN-MESSAGE ever.

Time for Reflection

For those that participate in the High Holidays: Shana Tova, Khatima Tova & Chag Sameach.

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