Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
- O0 p  Y& u/ l* Z% r> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
) V: ~* [, ~+ S+ o> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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5 q$ ]* P. ^9 s, l7 @> 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
  D; n: `, f* Y> 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
5 D5 L& C$ V& z. d, `> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
- v/ E8 q" ?9 w$ Z/ y. Z& n" S> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
>
> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
9 D# B) z3 o. l+ _: G  z" v1 d: W/ N> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
> 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
& X( M% w& B6 Q> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
1 I  d- |' N& i* q6 M- E( v# H* o> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
) G; U$ [/ A* {- Q. i7 J7 h* x! _> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
6 ^: \7 a- q% a5 B8 P; h9 D- k5 z/ ?5 M> 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 y1 _  g, T7 `> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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, e; S" E1 D; C& ^0 ~+ Z> 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
- A) F5 D  e, C+ E8 l> 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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' k% F( R  {8 p> "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
, O; g$ ~. `. O. _( u. R" m> 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
2 D% i& I* W- E: T- e2 x> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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3 k) [2 X- y1 M* ~7 p> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
9 k  q" }4 C* ]; M+ b" J> 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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