Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
4 w- S7 e0 H5 ?6 y) @* z> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
3 e' X" q  ]; V1 b/ e* A> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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/ t/ ]0 o% O+ w2 ]$ [% ]8 W$ _> 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
! U, Z( W( A6 j> 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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" U. f3 }1 C/ B7 L8 L> 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
  P* ~! f% |0 V1 q$ F) i4 Y> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
3 O/ y0 i% q# F% z7 _> 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
: P4 b! n+ i: |8 O> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
8 o, D% X7 _& ^. s> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
6 D8 G! q( M9 W7 j' U7 D) C" i( k4 |) x> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
& x6 P3 r! Y( q, l& U> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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/ e) @/ ?# K5 c" r: n& F& F* R* I> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
, G* _5 t- I( P> your car.
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8 n& \$ r8 s, \& f9 J> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
% f- b6 ]; |9 m& G$ X$ h> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
6 }  s. u/ G9 Z; A> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
1 Y+ P& z4 a6 A1 ]2 w" |, y> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
; p& B) g* f" r. ?9 o- e! M> important to you.
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  t! e- P. V' A5 G3 Q! k9 d> "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
& |6 g. V; w# b3 J% y2 h) d' c> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
>
% K6 S+ \4 }, L- j7 K$ J, Z' }> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
6 Z7 l! k: {0 m& G# c  k> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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