Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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7 {1 g7 ^' I7 R, W4 i2 I" d! b> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
4 F4 v$ F) `! y4 w> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
3 ^2 y- r8 p" a> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
; q  @4 _" B# `. `" |5 w> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
5 o4 `7 V6 @# W+ L' U4 l5 S5 y' V> 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.
>
, S& y4 ~) {$ {3 E2 f- X/ t) _> 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
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
7 ~( O% E+ E) e% b> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
* p6 [% I$ D4 d' }% J> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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4 A9 |5 {& D+ }* m) a" n% a, |3 l> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
+ W. a' K8 G1 s, w) D7 U> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
3 e& {! s/ p1 ?' z, K8 }, Z& d% f4 j> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
( {& A* Z2 X: y: q4 r> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
9 n) J3 h4 X0 m; M/ \7 E> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
4 l  u" E; h) o! {0 h> 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
) @) p8 U$ J9 G6 L9 k: ^4 x> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
8 p) Y! ]# M$ v1 f> 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
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
# @+ G3 C- l$ H; U> important to you.
>
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4 M8 K: y& z$ b7 O( a2 t/ V, e> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
. s5 O. m+ t1 S2 ?' @  s> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
> 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
6 S% S( a$ S4 N% J: f, M> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
> 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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> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
: h; l) \7 k$ I! k1 W; i$ Y: v> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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