Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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* X* j& b8 Q$ ^5 Y2 H* e6 K> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
9 d- d4 C# J3 G, |" |8 p> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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4 T% ^" o$ A' A% m$ t6 Y' j; b% k3 }> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
1 e7 |7 ~# W# z9 X& z  {7 d& p> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
7 _" G4 _4 P) t8 q, U> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
# t( {, Z3 Q4 }. v7 v; u3 A1 t0 h+ S; D> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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6 u, t2 _1 r3 E, {; P: h+ O5 O> 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
/ s2 W/ {' P+ h8 U) }  Y( B. O> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
- a0 H4 O" r. g% p- `> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
6 Q" z" X4 R" r+ z# L> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
& @2 o, D0 a' G* Q* `> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
: `) O( D: o9 X* C. f" {7 G1 l> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
6 W* @2 \) Y% a& J; _/ ^( O5 U' K> 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
8 ^1 G" ?7 f% j. f9 y# j# w- |" ]> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
* y$ I6 {( a$ c: y# L8 {' G> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
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* Q& W2 a# P. r- Z3 h- w> "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
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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( ]) g8 @% }% H- f5 S# j; F: o> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
+ A2 S6 X' M* S) q0 \8 T4 D" p/ A> 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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