Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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6 K  i/ G# X' G* y+ F> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
- S5 \+ ?3 |: t% t9 O> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
2 d9 _/ t# T, _% x- J$ _1 S* N> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
( r! @6 h* t! `' Q> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
: S, y8 `5 Y4 P8 D0 O1 m> 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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+ d; k+ {6 ^  y$ A: M1 F& j> 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
  _5 T) l& e) V7 F9 W: D" d* p% I> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
9 O( m( V3 N- d9 I% `> agreed it was.
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$ L1 ?( ?9 A: f# ?# s: E& 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
* }6 U# F* E- j) I+ q1 x> 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
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
  x  y$ t* O$ N> "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
' D5 M' z) u4 o& d% H' Q% Q. M; _> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
+ x% V# F- q4 E' l, U> 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
. H5 Y/ G* T9 i" Y: C1 W> your car.
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+ b! k9 G: p5 u8 B/ g> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
. e' I5 C* z, o$ n' o- E; P1 O> 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
9 s  q% I8 E8 y; c> important to you.
>
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
6 X- Q; a; F  |# g9 z1 R> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
2 u$ j# l. Z. k. K" b> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
/ F8 i( u% C5 [1 D0 B> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
! J% A4 A$ h+ [+ Q6 a> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
8 Z& H/ H, o; |# q3 @/ K: {) L> 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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) c# ?! \( r# W2 ?4 b( @> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
" E$ \0 K9 ?$ c5 X& z8 T> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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