Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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: Q9 h: ?6 v5 U( ?9 Z  S> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
0 x5 s9 g* ~  Y. X> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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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
> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
8 G  }7 B- H/ A5 P9 a> 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
6 O  v# p( |4 a- U# e( o+ t> 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.
>
) _& [% g4 {: Z+ S% K1 Q> 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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/ W' j) @& l! U6 E# C> 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.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
' W1 G( ]- p9 u" @/ A3 E> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
  i. \9 r) w! W4 F+ {> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
. H6 \0 u+ e" T6 H+ d3 u6 k> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
. z% V; V) X3 }7 b: Y! T& w> remained, your life would still be full.
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; k5 t8 x6 f4 x8 e* [) B  p> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
>
" i/ K& C% r* @4 C0 S0 M> 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
8 u' s- J7 l" @9 @" e> 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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4 @" W- N6 _4 h5 e# r$ K' s> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
4 W$ h. s- G$ K" ?) G1 E# D> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
+ I( S2 M; S* ~; P, w: }$ P, q2 {> 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
$ E% ?( F# }" b7 ^7 T' \> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
> 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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> 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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