Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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+ d+ _% V- M% E0 f> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
6 O, d6 c6 e) {> 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
. X& l' v1 }2 l6 K" D% N" V% x. z> 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
0 J7 w! U/ ?# n4 f> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
>
; K/ u$ e) i, m& v> 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
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
8 R* v% ]! b. P6 \( }- w> agreed it was.
>
: C7 o2 \; p) V# }7 Y& i> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
/ A1 t, d% Z3 n> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
- F3 m) v6 R" z0 U! S> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
) _2 a# x/ ^' r+ K$ j> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
, t6 N& ~% V3 o6 @- R7 B& V) e> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> 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
% c! p* I" {9 J/ G+ G- ~! s> your car.
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2 S3 I2 D. h9 V# K) A> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
) ]; f; K- I9 f5 R( C> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
2 `' W6 t) `: d& d/ [9 F; k( @' ?> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
>
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! b! ]  V" V7 A> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
- @/ b$ v5 q: ^( y> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
  D: b9 L3 B4 H# V# @9 N> 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
, H0 t3 ?' ?  S> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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4 h3 z( D8 R# C. u! u" K> 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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, n4 ^' d7 h5 @( X> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
' e& l& P% @. j& u; ~4 C9 W4 Q> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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