Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
6 u  X5 h, D% ]+ y4 W% g3 c3 h> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
* e- @6 Y7 P+ w% y> 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
; E9 ]+ z8 M- E- n; F9 |> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
1 T: d4 U# w1 m0 J% ^0 q0 G2 }> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
/ Y" m  [  u9 U4 B/ N3 W5 g> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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/ J# B9 g! i9 ?> 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
: f+ |! w; F: o, J  }7 D> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
1 }( t0 j" d8 S* n& Y> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
+ r' I  S- c* P0 J) `% j4 F) _> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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& X/ L& o9 R9 a+ H2 X3 ~> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
4 H# v5 E' |8 x4 Y# d. e( K> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
8 X" c; L% v9 `6 _> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
7 T. Y* X/ K) i5 R9 m/ B> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
' x6 R* D* x9 |  c( M+ f> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
2 ]5 u& f! I. p5 w> 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
& p3 g# _$ E! f> your car.
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, Y4 ^% N" Q: \6 M  b( w* j$ I> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
8 d9 P' ~# t1 C/ ~/ D, U> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
' e) D4 ]$ |. }> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
8 r: {/ @2 \& E( T. J$ x4 T> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
& M* ]- _' m, f2 Y* Q! F/ X! 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
> 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
, P  M/ P1 Q+ m> 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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> 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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