Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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9 g7 J* y4 f, t+ X> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
1 }# j- S. U0 r8 C* O8 |, x> 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
' ~0 q6 P( K* c: z. M; d+ ^/ n! Y, r> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
1 S3 n  f2 h% C  F0 z> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
  Z, S% q* x- ~( ?0 `> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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+ N. P( S; }- W( s# }8 }* L> 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
$ d, S/ V7 P1 V, V: A> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
* a  J. l1 Q2 H/ x/ O! n3 t) F2 z> 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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9 d/ O2 S0 N- Y4 X3 U> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
9 a, I' X# P# m" C# t5 O2 H> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
$ v, }( U" Q6 ]" Q> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
' f& @/ i* C0 o: j> 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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> 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
> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
: ?( T# s7 R2 p7 B8 S> 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
6 N' u+ i2 v6 D; w8 Q4 G> important to you.
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% @5 l! d9 S9 F" X* O! v> "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 p1 ]. r4 h: }! M  m> 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
% ~0 u3 V4 I. [# x' `; u7 c> 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
# V0 o! g0 c6 K) D2 U: g- o> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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3 i1 ]; e6 G* y( e3 x+ @9 j+ `" V$ j6 \> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
" n' f- L3 y: c2 V( f1 [> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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