Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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2 R4 G) K" a: J8 k> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
' P# T0 {; ?' n9 q( q7 j9 q> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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. g# A  X; ^% k; t+ U! D> 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
> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
5 m/ V# g0 k, `> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
>
& Y: E3 W) z: n8 Y( |> 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
6 T: [4 z0 e- i- {6 K' J. Z> agreed it was.
>
> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
/ {/ O3 k  ^: v/ r( W* S- f> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
% H% [6 G- j  O  e> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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5 y- l6 `/ ~2 W) v9 l0 |$ N; g# K> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
& K/ U0 Y9 N1 e! ?& Q> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
6 V2 X! o/ m. ], J> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
( m0 G! h* H! x4 `" z> remained, your life would still be full.
>
> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
  R; F9 U) g+ d- G! _6 E; ?+ P> your car.
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> 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
/ @0 ~! r( U& K6 ]5 J! I; y> 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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& G* [1 ?8 T; ?% Z( X6 Y7 ^> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
" b0 N3 E. ]0 Y  X& V  @5 }> 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 v# U- }# ^% G# }  ?$ a  _; `. a; U> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
" c  v  [& L1 c+ T> 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
8 ?( L1 U. k% l, o$ a8 a> 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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