Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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- ]) S" `, {( J/ [% G. u> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
2 \: P) I3 m6 w! X> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
) |# B) k2 D% `8 ?' o> 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
% L* @; O1 ?8 l/ e* {> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
+ M! I  Y+ m6 v) U> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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4 [, Q2 _2 d: H. t. C! Z> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
& O- z- V) Q, H. Q0 u9 R* E> 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.
>
> 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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7 A+ Q2 K; @0 S  n> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
" B# V$ s1 a* P) W> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
3 x% e+ e2 M; l' k* ~> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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2 y' G$ H6 L! `# ?" P% z" ]> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
% u: U+ K- m) z4 `: L- S0 q> 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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) C( k" f9 i! V> 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
' o; w& Z% Z1 V; f# v  s& j> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
) G& L: X. m) n: P> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
. K2 n8 Z9 z- t% Y> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
, X! ~( O: P1 r8 \- ]5 d> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
" e. _2 j4 ~+ i% v6 U6 ~> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
- P& o8 ^! j- b> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
$ a1 T- u$ g8 w  Y2 X> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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! t2 N3 j# h* p/ h( }( o> 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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) ~9 R  K1 n' W( \> 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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