FILLOSOPHY 101

Pardon my self-indulgence last time around, but ever since the inception of Ingzig I've been rackin my brain on how to make this the quality company I know it can be. I kid you not when I say I wake up every morning thinkin about this sh^% and don't stop until I finally dose off that night. For me, it's become what Anthony Robbins describes as "Your Magnificent Obsession." Throw in the everyday demands of earnin a livin, routine chores and responsibilities, family, drummin, and now blogging! It's a full schedule, and I'll be honest with ya it can get a little overwhelming. At times it definitely feels as though my cup runneth over.

So...a professor stands before his Philosophy 101 class and on the counter in front of him sits a variety of items including a large empty jar. When class begins he fills the jar with golf balls then asks his students if the jar is full. They all agree it is. He then picks up a small box of pebbles and slowly pours then into the jar. He lightly shakes the jar and as he does so the pebbles trickle down into the jar filling the gaps between the golf balls. Once again he asks the students if the jar is full. They agree that it is. The professor then picks up a sack of sand and pours it into the jar. This of course fills any remaining spaces in the jar, and again he asks the question. The students respond with a resounding yes! Then, he pops open two cans of beer and pours the entire contents of each into the jar. The students are dumbfounded. "Now," says the professor, "I want you all to recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the most important things; your health, your family and friends, your deepest desires and favorite passions. Those things that if everything else was lost and only they remained your life would still feel complete. The pebbles also represent things of importance, things like your home and your job. The sand, well, it represents the small stuff. The little (often materialistic) things that we've all come to love but in a pinch could surely do without." "If you fill the jar with sand first," he continues, "there is no room for the pebbles or golf balls. And the same is true in life." One of the students then raises their hand and inquires, "So what's the beer represent?" The professor smiles. "I'm glad you ask," he says. "It just goes to show that no matter how full your life may be, there's always room for a couple of beers." Cheers, see ya soon. Till then, keeep it up.