living life was like puttingthe beach into a jar. The point

living life was like puttingthe beach into a jar. The point wasn't to fit everything in;it was to attend to the most important things first-thebig, beautiful rocks-the most valuable people andexperiences-and fit the lesser things in around them.Otherwise, the best things might get left out

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Living life is compared to putting the beach into a jar, where the goal isn't to include everything, but to prioritize what matters most. The focus should be on the big, meaningful things—such as valuable people and memorable experiences—that hold the greatest significance in life.

By attending to these essential elements first, the smaller, less important things can be added around them without overshadowing what truly matters. This approach ensures that the best parts of life are not left out or overshadowed by trivialities, allowing for a richer and more fulfilling experience.

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Sam's Letters to Jennifer

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James Patterson

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Suddenly the moment was there. All I had to do was grab it. What I'd dreamed about but hadn't dared believe could happen.

If you're going to look back on something and laugh about it, you might as well laugh about it now... Things are almost never as bad as they first seem. Loosen up, girlfriend... you could giggle more in real life.

For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin-real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be got through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life.

Every day from the crack of dawn," he said- and i completed the rest, "until we can't keep our eyes open one second longer

If you're going to look back on something and laugh about it, you might as well laugh about it now. Things are almost never as bad as they first seem

Please don't shut out love- it's the best thing about life

All the things you can talk about in anyone's work are the things that are least important.

All the things you can talk about in anyone's work are the things that are least important.

Race of Cain, ascend to heaven, And cast God down upon the earth!

Race of Cain, ascend to heaven, And cast God down upon the earth!

"Philip Sharpe was a soldier in God's army," says the minister. "Now he marches with the angels."

"Philip Sharpe was a soldier in God's army," says the minister. "Now he marches with the angels."

For me the curse is a crutch, but the con is everything.

For me the curse is a crutch, but the con is everything.

I don't have anything against God. Far from it. But I don't understand Him. And I don't trust a lot of the people that go around claiming that they're working in His best interests.

I don't have anything against God. Far from it. But I don't understand Him. And I don't trust a lot of the people that go around claiming that they're working in His best interests.

Now that you're an adult, you might still feel a pang of guilt when you decline a dinner invitation in favor of a good book. Or maybe you like to eat alone in restaurants and could do without the pitying looks from fellow diners. Or you're told that you're "in your head too much," a phrase that's often deployed against the quiet and cerebral. Of course, there's another word for such people: thinkers.