John C Maxwell has a great post about a friend who sent him a story that offers perspective to our lives.  It’s a great story and worth five minutes to read and another five minutes to ponder.  In short,  a man bought 1,000 marbles and put them in a clear container. “Every Saturday he would  take one marble out and thrown it away. He discovered that watching the marbles diminish, he focused more on the important things in life. This allowed him to be more aware of the his time on earth and helped keep his priorities aligned with whats most important.   The point is we can’t choose whether we will get any more time or marbles, but we can choose what we do with it if we are watching.