Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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: j8 f0 P1 C1 ]3 a' ^' {/ W> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
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> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
% t- G5 r! `0 m7 [1 q> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
5 Z5 B. J9 G, {8 t2 B> 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
1 @3 x# \* r. t6 O# M> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
4 y" J- d" e+ A) l! f+ A; X# Q> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
>
4 g; d: o2 r) m+ ^> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
" T0 |$ f8 `5 q! l$ N. ?" G7 Z> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
6 G# |) c, [3 E5 C" ?> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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$ A; F0 I' K; V, t1 ?2 Y  f6 F$ I> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
3 J% L9 @' }8 e0 Y: m/ t> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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# e. ?& u5 H' k4 W9 s& b3 i> "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---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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4 M* F2 T* W. t> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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3 K. x8 A( N; w> 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
$ n- P8 Y8 v4 ^; l9 i: v) ~> 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
* d1 \* E* ~1 }* ?: ^) s7 a( v; `> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
/ r2 K' E: Q- F! [5 u> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
2 j- w! R8 g$ A8 G/ E# K> dinner. Play another 18. 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."
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5 L8 }" v1 ?! f# e> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
  s" ^* G# V& n# C( r& N> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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; `+ O4 T( a: |0 @2 Q> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
5 z9 W3 J  m, ~1 D> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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