Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
5 @& v2 J6 `5 ?: }> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
& B) g7 q) O9 z" T$ _9 }> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
+ |( i: L) h4 P: o. g/ y* [: o> coffee.
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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
" D6 C, G* @: P) l6 j4 i> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
- s$ o# o. m5 n! e> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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* Z* y  p, h( {4 j6 \" ^> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
" K- U! _8 w8 n9 V& j> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
7 e0 g& w* w2 j4 ?" L0 }> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
( l' o; r# D  G> agreed it was.
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> 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
; _: k5 r2 z0 m/ f% k& d1 e> 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
* C6 g7 s0 u. k$ {" y& F> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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. O2 E3 G/ u# N3 S- `0 X> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
5 ~$ T4 s$ y4 l8 `> 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
  ^7 ]! G" r5 l- i4 x3 {9 b; h> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
' `# {, @$ e0 F/ ?6 f> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
0 r1 i. x/ H5 q8 r> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
6 W& z; D; m# c+ l  u! b0 @5 @> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
9 K/ m/ f2 C2 |' Q3 W> important to you.
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5 O6 W9 z8 a7 y. g) c* ~9 @> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
. E5 H: S8 F9 n8 R8 a> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
8 }' j2 @& y) _4 a8 m6 q> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
  q7 K" a; \5 u: V' ^2 ^' o> 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
( w( R* x' c0 p! o6 w" w  T9 Q: o> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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! A/ @9 i4 _% T* H) ?; L5 a5 p) x> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
  ?' |5 ^/ \0 J+ k+ t6 N" O) @+ C> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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3 R8 C) [! L% V7 h7 y> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
; `. m  @" i: F! N' h; c7 o> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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