Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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% A; V& X7 q4 a% D" @> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
9 G2 S, z1 Y2 r/ A> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
/ c% E8 l  i8 X) \> 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
> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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> 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
1 [" v+ G+ a1 k+ n> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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8 W! @8 I, T- _- n> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
! ^! B: H: b4 E$ `> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
9 ~# z* d. }- O3 B1 ]7 m> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
7 y& x: a- {- u* g( Z1 B& \> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
9 [, B, r( F2 i- N+ S> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
  k+ p. y# F1 x9 t; {" O8 s% i+ K> remained, your life would still be full.
>
> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
5 p3 o( X. z9 c" u) |! Y: X> your car.
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5 M- f) F8 `0 K( h" \% o> 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
6 v) Y  |- e9 u1 I) u9 E> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
& {. }, i6 F* |4 o" L> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
. ^; i+ q4 Y: c# h. X5 t. G. D" {> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
. Q! d$ D7 M4 \" O; [- A0 ]> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
' x2 x8 Z$ v8 I9 q> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
. z. O, v, M: ~" O/ P; [( D; }" E! Y1 v> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
$ m3 E: s+ o) ]( B4 a8 e> 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
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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" m. m3 G) {+ Y# [% O7 B4 U1 |1 F+ Z> 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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