The world is meaningless, there is no God or gods, there are no morals, the universe is not moving inexorably towards any higher purpose. All meaning is man-made, so make your own, and make it well. Do not treat life as a way to pass the time until you die.
Do not try to .."find yourself..", you must make yourself. Choose what you want to find meaningful and live, create, love, hate, cry, destroy, fight and die for it. Do not let your life and your values and you actions slip easily into any mold, other that that which you create for yourself, and say with conviction, .."This is who I make myself..".
Do not give in to hope. Remember that nothing you do has any significance beyond that with which imbue it. Whatever you do, do it for its own sake. When the universe looks on with indifference, laugh, and shout back, .."Fuck You!..". Rembember that to fight meaninglessness is futile, but fight anyway, in spite of and because of its futility.
The world may be empty of meaning, but it is a blank canvas on which to paint meanings of your own. Live deliberately. You are free.
11 March 2010
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.
He 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 to you -
things 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.'
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.
He 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 to you -
things 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.'
My Fitness Journey
So I've decided its time to get back in shape this week... I've always been a fairly fit person. I can usually keep up with the mediocre athletes in any sport. I have hit several highs and lows in training by myself. I've ran 60 miles in a week, I've walked 30 miles in a week, I've done over a hundred pushups in a row, I've done a hundred pushups in two minutes, I've done a thousand ab exercises in a day, etc etc. Although fairly notable these aren't fantastic. Yeah I have an 8 pack, yeah it could be better. But that's not what its about this time. This time I want a basic level of fitness that I will keep the rest of my life. Cardio is so easy to lose after just weeks. I started training this week monday I ran 1.5 miles in 12 minutes stretched for a couple minutes and ran 1.5 home in 13. Pretty pathetic times.... but I wasnt winded the whole way or anything. Tuesday my girlfriend and I got in an argument so i went on a run while she cooled down, just a mile nothin fancy didnt time it. Wednsday I ran 3 miles 12 there 12 back, not bad, not winded, but still failing the PFT my goal is 18 minutes for three miles, ive ran it with pants and boots in 21:30, I know I've ran it in less than 20 because it used to be my evening run. But now I've got no base level of fitness. Yeah i can still do a thousand ab exercises but theres little... function to it. I want a level of fitness that will benefit my life. I also work at fedex so i have decent upper body strength from moving retarded shit people mail around... mufflers vehicle frames, boxes of nails, etc. I've also started playing a game I call 200's, it looks like this,
day 1, odd, do 200 pushups in as few sets as you can
day 2, even, do 200 pushups throughout the day
day 3, odd, do 200 pushups in as few sets as you can
etc
day 10, even, do 200 pushups throughout the day
day 11, rest
day 12 rest
day 13 rest
day 14 see how many pushups you can do in a row or in 2 minutes
2 minutes is what the military tests you on, 2 minutes of pushups and situps, you do 1.5 2, or 3 mile run, and the Marine Corps does pullups instead of pushups.
I also want to get back in shape for fighting MMA, It's fun i like it. Excuse my I, and i, throughout this, sometimes I'm lazy and don't hit ' or shift for my words.
Currently I'm on day 4 of 200's...
Any suggestions for my workouts?
I'm looking for a killer total body core workout to do after my run,
right now i just do a mix of puhsups situps pullups dips mountain climbers squats lunges jumping jacks, things like that, i injured my back so i cant do mountain climbers or bear crawls or stabilizers right now. :(
off to the chiropractor to see what i did to my back.
day 1, odd, do 200 pushups in as few sets as you can
day 2, even, do 200 pushups throughout the day
day 3, odd, do 200 pushups in as few sets as you can
etc
day 10, even, do 200 pushups throughout the day
day 11, rest
day 12 rest
day 13 rest
day 14 see how many pushups you can do in a row or in 2 minutes
2 minutes is what the military tests you on, 2 minutes of pushups and situps, you do 1.5 2, or 3 mile run, and the Marine Corps does pullups instead of pushups.
I also want to get back in shape for fighting MMA, It's fun i like it. Excuse my I, and i, throughout this, sometimes I'm lazy and don't hit ' or shift for my words.
Currently I'm on day 4 of 200's...
Any suggestions for my workouts?
I'm looking for a killer total body core workout to do after my run,
right now i just do a mix of puhsups situps pullups dips mountain climbers squats lunges jumping jacks, things like that, i injured my back so i cant do mountain climbers or bear crawls or stabilizers right now. :(
off to the chiropractor to see what i did to my back.
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