Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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3 p2 Y$ v6 a% l  q> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
+ g) j+ X9 Z) a) d' P, G; _, Y> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
% I' L  ~+ Q/ H/ }% I* W> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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3 p1 K  x" _' ?: w6 X; `> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
, H, X, ~. @8 M> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
: L8 w" c' }! }4 p> 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
0 r) |: m4 v: r# z; w- m( G> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
' l; b" ?; |1 z> 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
> 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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( v' Q' U- L* _: U7 u  Y> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
: b& z' w5 _( i# E) `% x" N> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
3 K7 e, o# e( S* u5 {6 i> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
0 D! _; I5 t& v' T7 w7 G! r> 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.
>
! r5 }& R% H1 R8 e> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
! A% L, w; `  e2 q; [7 K' c" n> your car.
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> 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
, ?% C) V( {& n; l+ O0 ~7 Y8 T- B1 l# V> 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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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
- U# T2 X2 Z, C# `4 _- F> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
, r+ N) b0 A0 l> 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
5 I; }! p5 t( B5 O" k> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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! y2 Y2 I# N" C- \; c" {: O4 @> 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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> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
1 M% W$ ^) f( E+ u! p> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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