Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
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: Q7 l7 p9 h: v> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
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> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
9 ^& o# p, m8 Z> 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
> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
0 z. g2 S, M  G2 o5 f* ]( Y> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
* L) ^1 }  W" N) a" K> agreed it was.
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+ h  _% N+ A/ I# T# d4 T! B> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
. P: L& R" D9 z+ r! v8 a> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
7 u$ f- `3 [  D6 ^; u$ [> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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9 }2 S, O6 {- x. D3 t% q0 F: J- @> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
6 z! w7 i6 h& @. C; ]> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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9 J# L. a8 N6 Q! y4 S: P' {9 q> "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
> 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
) c7 @! U5 T; X( I> your car.
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+ i! @: h& ^7 S( y> 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
- v) Y! v- Q7 |% p3 D/ b> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
0 I$ I$ e+ R+ _; T> 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
> 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
/ [9 \; X9 `2 c  ?( l  \> 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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; [3 \. {0 ~/ T6 I# i> 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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# m' S, x, c$ g6 Z> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
' ^" j  B, U! \. }, ]( R/ V> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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