Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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3 ~" T+ ]" i/ [; Q> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
, p$ j4 d! z) m; ~* Q> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
6 c1 a4 [  w/ ^) w9 _> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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& \  M! P+ W' J# X> 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
) H2 k, e1 h( ~+ e# W/ q5 |> 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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> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
; ~, T/ y2 `: o. k> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
* H/ z- g/ }; O$ v> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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* L% `: t$ z! _> 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
. X' k: q9 C  ~3 y  B' I> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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. y, y/ |  J8 F2 a> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
# _1 P- |" Y7 @: B& O$ r> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
5 r  ]6 M1 P- _0 i0 [+ M> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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0 j& i) H1 T4 K: s$ L# c> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
1 r6 I- A! j9 ?0 ^' I0 b8 M; ~> 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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* z8 @2 M6 }" i> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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& q0 y% ^5 ]* I- W1 ]+ s( Q& E> 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
> 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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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
! f: J# {. v$ `, u# Z> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
& E9 L% G. z' y! U# J4 t$ x$ m> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
( Z6 u- I3 w& M/ H6 _0 w> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
1 i, \' S6 K  O> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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% x5 }: E7 F  A+ ?5 P, t> 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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3 P! _" [6 G6 V* C2 a> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
# D) f4 u$ k6 |( f* y5 R' O- q( @> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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