Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
, q6 R; _; }+ N2 [6 j2 k> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
8 i4 P) N5 m* Y2 ?% S> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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) {5 _0 i8 b$ U( S  Q5 {> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
+ Y. f  d* y9 \1 [' R> 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.
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> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
: Z+ K& z& ~+ j& f: B: D) u4 y> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
( ?: [1 t5 D) g> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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8 W1 k' E( \; f$ N5 q6 p: O6 c7 K> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
- O& a# A1 ]+ L/ g+ \& D+ `: M2 c> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
" f/ U1 A2 H# A> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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- A5 I  m' Z2 J, G( D> 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.
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* z/ a* j) N% `3 Y7 G( T> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
4 q' ]+ ]7 E5 A& }# \7 f> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
6 C( z% c2 }! S/ w- i, n7 \6 j# i* W> 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
9 }  \- O/ }) b' N+ O> your car.
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5 d/ t0 P. q: O" m. t4 [> 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
1 N* K% e1 N) A> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
- {& R( e6 p& ?) G" ?6 E4 E> important to you.
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+ q5 B) S; A2 M5 w% N+ r6 v8 _) q/ E9 @> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
4 c0 g. ~$ b; |+ H) q, ~) h3 S> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
+ E" H8 `0 I, K. F' a> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
4 d* \. b0 Z5 ^, ?4 f5 y# I8 ]% [> 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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> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
! N/ T1 V! y1 e1 t; O: M& s> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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) i+ H7 Y3 s% F  }" j2 Z+ q- G# M1 Z> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
9 K- W8 `0 S5 O# W9 g+ f. o> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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