Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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* O3 E0 \, q7 v( w$ P: S9 n6 l7 Z% V+ b> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
8 I9 G% j% }; |/ V, D& i> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
5 j8 t7 S" N3 i& V3 t8 Q> coffee.
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> 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
. _5 M" h' A3 p  I> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
* F( V! U# a1 P$ j> 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
* O8 W- I5 H: g+ I# h! p$ u2 \2 |> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
7 x' i  O! [# v/ X> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
) w7 q: }2 q5 K# F+ B> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
' D: x4 b" C1 B> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
6 Z& k; }8 y* `; r9 ?7 m( ]> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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7 h5 G! c/ }/ Z. l9 f> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
: l) A& b. `: `3 ]+ a/ \0 h> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
% g+ f# _5 x! ]8 `9 Z$ j- P> 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
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
! m4 l! q; a8 U) _4 e; p0 X> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
/ i8 I/ f$ P1 s- Z1 P8 }> 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
> 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
> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
& N) Z( q" C4 V" r, S1 q> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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8 \: t" l1 ~3 ~; A7 V) D> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
& k# y$ j$ J; ]  s8 d> 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
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
) K8 Q' T" g, Q/ n6 C. X6 n> 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 j! K6 O3 Z6 L; [> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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/ L; k6 Z( Z- C) h- A% L> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
- K: x3 \; t* x6 ^# J5 u> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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