Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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& l/ ?, f3 P6 p+ N& M> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
# |0 w/ j9 H: h, Y5 m> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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- b, p9 J9 r1 i: ]' `" s+ a> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
( ]  Q! m& I0 U$ |5 q> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
. g% {$ U4 o, c* }, Z, k! q> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
+ j4 s" W2 S9 m8 ^7 o( R2 U> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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: _% C' [  B7 M* v, R+ n5 Y' D> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
* I' c& y, T# k3 G> 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
> agreed it was.
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5 ~7 y6 o; r$ O- c+ g> 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
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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2 ~6 y- A. t# E1 e/ O1 b> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
. \* l+ i" O( {> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
( a4 s4 m9 x( d' O. a' V( Z> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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) L; v2 k( U2 v5 ]+ f> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
/ P9 m- T8 k! |> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
; v8 K. h& }9 w2 G& o> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
2 F% n, z7 E% Z) @7 C> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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, f% q! e1 b7 V4 }' H3 L& V( t> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
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$ |2 g% k, j+ b% o* d3 ~( n- W7 i> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
5 e9 H& ~/ r1 p9 }) a9 X> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
6 L2 m' C" m4 r1 R; c% K$ b> 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
6 D9 A1 e  }  n, u& T$ p) G. s> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
0 s+ Y% g) b/ \: Q2 h0 b1 m  x( d> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
2 C; Y/ Q: {1 ~! e% c8 P: n> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
6 {+ [0 l9 z+ P* v  |2 ?/ z> 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
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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5 u( l" \+ b( C> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
+ q( m* E0 D0 n# L> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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