Saturday, April 11, 2009
proud momma
Marc is turning into a fine young man.. soo very proud of him.. Wanted to post a few pics of him playing baseball.. Of course everyone knows this is baseball season.. So here's the story. Marc has been in baseball class since the beginning of school. He narrowed it down to the one sport he truly loves and has focused on that. He was so excited for the season to get going. Ok fast forward to the season starting. Coaches decided they would not be cutting anyone and instead making 3 jv teams.. A, B, and C. The C team is a new thing- more of a freshman team. The season has been going since February and it has been frustrating to say the least. The coach for the B and C team is just horrible! Marc was/is on the B and C team.. The boys have not played so well together. Alot of it has to do with not practicing together like they should be. Marc was at one point thinking about quitting. That was tough to hear since he loves this sport so much, but that decision was entirely up to him. Ok so some of his best friends who made the A team kept telling him to just show up for practice. Marc felt weird about that. Finally last week he just started showing up for the A teams practice. The coach never said anything about Marc being there. So come game day the coach starts counting heads and Marc said he was quite nervous about what the coach would say. Not too sure about this coach here! The A team is very good by the way. Marc did outstanding at all the A practices that he showed up to and coach pointed out that they needed Garcia for the game.. Yeah! I know Marc was very happy about that.. He did great in the games.. I think the coach made a big mistake from the beginning putting Marc on the wrong team-- but in the end his efforts and determination really paid off!! Way to go!
Friday, April 10, 2009
Got Rocks??
Here is a great blog I found and fits my moods right now and needing to see things in a positive way.. I have read similar article on seeing your life as half empty versus half full.. Good message..
I have to share this story...I read it recently in my "Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World" book and found it online to share because I think it is so applicable to all of us and every situation or "rock" in our life.
One day an expert in time management was speaking to a group of business students and, to drive home a point, used an illustration those students will never forget. As he stood in front of the group of high powered overachievers he said, "Okay, time for a quiz." Then he pulled out a one-gallon, wide-mouthed Mason jar and set it on the table in front of him. Then he produced about a dozen fist-sized rocks and carefully placed them, one at a time, into the jar. When the jar was filled to the top and no more rocks would fit inside, he asked, "Is this jar full?"
Everyone in the class said, "Yes."
Then he said, "Really?" He reached under the table and pulled out a bucket of gravel. Then he dumped some gravel in and shook the jar causing pieces of gravel to work themselves down into the space between the big rocks. Then he asked the group once more, "Is the jar full?" By this time the class was on to him. "Probably not," one of them answered. "Good!" he replied. He reached under the table and brought out a bucket of sand. He started dumping the sand in the jar and it went into all of the spaces left between the rocks and the gravel. Once more he asked the question, "Is this jar full?"
"No!" the class shouted.
Once again he said, "Good." Then he grabbed a pitcher of water and began to pour it in until the jar was filled to the brim. Then he looked at the class and asked, "What is the point of this illustration?" One eager beaver raised his hand and said, "The point is, no matter how full your schedule is, if you try really hard you can always fit some more things in it!"
"No," the speaker replied, "That's not the point. The truth this illustration teaches us is: If you don't put the big rocks in first, you'll never get them in at all." What are the 'big rocks' in your life? Your children; Your loved ones; Your education; Your dreams; A worthy cause; Teaching or mentoring others; Doing things that you love; Time for yourself; Your health; Your significant other? Remember to put these BIG ROCKS in first or you'll never get them in at all. If you sweat the little stuff (the gravel, the sand) then you'll fill your life with little things you worry about that don't really matter, and you'll never have the real quality time you need to spend on the big, important stuff (the big rocks). So, tonight, or in the morning, when you are reflecting on this short story, ask yourself this question: What are the 'big rocks' in my life? Then, put those in your jar first."
Posted by Stephen C. Ehrmann to the POD listserv, August 21, 2000, Ehrmann@tltgroup.org
TLC 11/00 http://www.csub.edu/TLC/options/resources/handouts/teach_strat/putinrocks.html
Like the blogger who posted this, I constantly dwell on the little stuff, some things beyond my control (gravel, sand) and want to put more emphasis on the big stuff- my rocks. (family, friends, school)
I have to share this story...I read it recently in my "Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World" book and found it online to share because I think it is so applicable to all of us and every situation or "rock" in our life.
One day an expert in time management was speaking to a group of business students and, to drive home a point, used an illustration those students will never forget. As he stood in front of the group of high powered overachievers he said, "Okay, time for a quiz." Then he pulled out a one-gallon, wide-mouthed Mason jar and set it on the table in front of him. Then he produced about a dozen fist-sized rocks and carefully placed them, one at a time, into the jar. When the jar was filled to the top and no more rocks would fit inside, he asked, "Is this jar full?"
Everyone in the class said, "Yes."
Then he said, "Really?" He reached under the table and pulled out a bucket of gravel. Then he dumped some gravel in and shook the jar causing pieces of gravel to work themselves down into the space between the big rocks. Then he asked the group once more, "Is the jar full?" By this time the class was on to him. "Probably not," one of them answered. "Good!" he replied. He reached under the table and brought out a bucket of sand. He started dumping the sand in the jar and it went into all of the spaces left between the rocks and the gravel. Once more he asked the question, "Is this jar full?"
"No!" the class shouted.
Once again he said, "Good." Then he grabbed a pitcher of water and began to pour it in until the jar was filled to the brim. Then he looked at the class and asked, "What is the point of this illustration?" One eager beaver raised his hand and said, "The point is, no matter how full your schedule is, if you try really hard you can always fit some more things in it!"
"No," the speaker replied, "That's not the point. The truth this illustration teaches us is: If you don't put the big rocks in first, you'll never get them in at all." What are the 'big rocks' in your life? Your children; Your loved ones; Your education; Your dreams; A worthy cause; Teaching or mentoring others; Doing things that you love; Time for yourself; Your health; Your significant other? Remember to put these BIG ROCKS in first or you'll never get them in at all. If you sweat the little stuff (the gravel, the sand) then you'll fill your life with little things you worry about that don't really matter, and you'll never have the real quality time you need to spend on the big, important stuff (the big rocks). So, tonight, or in the morning, when you are reflecting on this short story, ask yourself this question: What are the 'big rocks' in my life? Then, put those in your jar first."
Posted by Stephen C. Ehrmann to the POD listserv, August 21, 2000, Ehrmann@tltgroup.org
TLC 11/00 http://www.csub.edu/TLC/options/resources/handouts/teach_strat/putinrocks.html
Like the blogger who posted this, I constantly dwell on the little stuff, some things beyond my control (gravel, sand) and want to put more emphasis on the big stuff- my rocks. (family, friends, school)
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