Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
' F  m  Y6 z* r5 F> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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> 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
> 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
! T, w* @% W. f> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
- n3 L9 M- O5 c: l8 ]: J/ |+ {> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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% Y! b+ H  n9 |" V" d> 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
8 @( k% Q& u4 |! \% A, |> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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& L) n. i- h( V9 \) L$ |: l- 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
3 _. j2 x6 }, L' W$ j> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
$ k% l2 o  `4 `6 L0 K9 x> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
  J( z8 P- o8 ?0 X6 q> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
+ e$ h2 [+ n. @8 _6 }, A. w> remained, your life would still be full.
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5 k0 U6 v9 j. n, j> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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; h3 C9 w5 t# q# ?3 F5 a. D  u> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
: |# L$ m$ c8 I6 Y" E$ d- I> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
, B: Q1 V3 w$ j4 {  E! S> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
6 |% r5 q! i$ v8 _6 x/ @> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
& m8 ]& ?7 E0 l> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
4 A7 i- U2 v0 e; y1 _3 N. o> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
$ [1 _( f+ s( y& F> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
: H, c$ W  M% ^0 U4 R) i> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
; n: b6 z( a5 _- a8 w> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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+ R8 |. L* z/ q+ Q- S) k> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
4 W+ T( J4 [" E7 ~: ^) j> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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: R+ s* D/ v4 ?6 l- a$ J3 Y- f> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
1 ]2 X1 P% e+ l; d, `) F7 J' h> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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