Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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* F( D1 F7 f' F" O9 W5 o+ D> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
- [+ {) @8 @9 j: o( X> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
# V1 C  ^6 y8 \9 A. s3 J> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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# G7 P/ J/ x" H) R> 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
+ Z0 {% m& c" e. Y/ |> 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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" z1 n- Y4 p' e% v/ D> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
1 K0 ^- l; O% J> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
; f: f1 Q8 O$ [. L- f> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
>
> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
9 n) S! C7 J" y> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
+ @/ U! H2 C$ _6 \" c7 ^7 _! Y4 f> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
' J6 m- d, T/ R7 U! L> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
# b. t/ I" [' }. j- {. k9 B> remained, your life would still be full.
>
> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
>
> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
& X8 _* n2 m, j# V> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
, S0 g% E! w( ^# c  a> 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
' Y2 N4 s4 B% _8 E& y> important to you.
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+ d, N' l6 C& h) v0 Q> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
) X6 p' R9 {* f& [; T+ ]8 L; W" B" r> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
. D4 D& D' |4 J" i7 g( w9 B> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
" s5 D/ U. @# w8 V7 k+ Q' _3 x> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
5 S  G- R$ X5 Q6 {" h> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
9 u* g; S6 E3 ^& L+ c> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
0 G% Y& q$ K8 t! p6 m> 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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