Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
( F. j$ t9 {# H0 x( O> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
> 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
1 B' Q7 X7 r4 L6 t  f, H3 h> 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.
>
; n2 b* x: b# q, S3 i2 p. h; k! m0 P> 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.
>
: ]0 p1 r. ^$ E! r" |( S. ~> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
% t0 M9 o$ ^/ e. W, q1 e> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
8 b$ Z& t/ F7 m" m) x> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
; o, S% \" U: U9 H3 `, p  a( v0 V> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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; y+ J# @/ |  _% W1 S> "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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. U8 r7 ~/ z, c2 {, a- i3 S> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
$ G  q$ N7 ~7 a5 I> 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
> important to you.
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7 `8 ^7 Y: [' o# X  c2 b> "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
. {7 E: ?9 F" P5 d" T5 a7 t> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
% M# c/ m- X3 {; v0 m> 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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> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
>
> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
2 p5 h6 B0 N$ q2 E5 q( M> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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