Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
& u) d: D; e1 I1 X$ K; L% z  H> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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# z# b0 a9 P0 b) D> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
* D/ N( \* s; l4 c' n# S) o7 ?* g> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
% T2 P* w' Y4 N1 v> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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6 |6 e* t3 u6 ]9 i> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
/ H! X/ O* Y# n) ^* ~& {4 s5 Z8 D> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
4 S5 ?2 U% k! [> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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) G/ a: v) t* U0 f6 i! l/ e> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
6 {1 O4 V# n+ E2 R2 g> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
" L; ?  n  x6 y0 l8 |) M3 b% g> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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4 H! n' q$ c2 u( s3 N+ k) ^! [> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
) S9 Y& g' g9 s- }+ A3 t: ^5 P> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
* i0 C$ c3 O$ G& |% ~- g> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
4 T4 o/ U2 i, V> 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
& r# n- V, O5 O, S' K  d# e' }> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
7 Y0 [' X8 ]& [+ f> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
$ y$ E, q) H5 V2 j" ]  C. ~* m, P> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
5 y- _& t+ L0 T8 e5 `* _# v% K> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
1 `% k3 ]: g% }1 _" Y> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
  u: i& W7 G# _1 r! {- \/ f& a> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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