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These photos cannot be credited for me. They were taken by a friend, and as a favour to her I edited them.

Corallie

The mayonnaise jar

The Mayonnaise Jar 

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.

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 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 a 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 -  family,
children, health, Friends, and  Favorite passions –
Things that 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, 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  checkups.
Take your partner out to dinner. 

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.
'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.'

Corallie

Maternity Photoshoot courtesy of Susanna April Photography

Courtesy of Susanna April Photography:
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And here are some of my own edits:

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