Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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0 v  C5 b9 J* f7 Q; y# P1 u> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
4 F* U$ q1 G( f+ O% {( d9 z7 g> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
' ]9 ]# u6 ]2 u. x3 l5 H4 P+ Q> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
% @8 C: S; O& _$ q1 F) T4 \4 n% b> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
: w2 B, m0 B9 _> 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
> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
( A, ~$ o: Y. q- U( B  x> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
/ r( L1 e) P: H, o  A3 ~- f* R7 A8 b) I> 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
: G8 S% Z" ~6 w( ^% V3 `> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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. u. z- b7 H! p9 K4 W> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
6 ^0 K2 T0 S& l( A> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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/ M$ I0 N0 H& ^" v* a7 O! V> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
1 ^+ r$ n. z" j> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
4 }  d* A0 |- ?6 C" `> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
$ r) @( k6 K/ Z, Z/ K> 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
/ q/ m  |6 ?2 a0 w5 F$ n> your car.
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+ |& Q# Y9 p0 R5 L> 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
* d0 `% A% P% D$ {+ T0 H> 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
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
9 @# [' l. @# T> 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
! t! q/ W1 m7 q& ^8 S> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
6 ?$ g$ P8 e4 R) a) _" q- q1 C5 T> 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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