Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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7 e- N/ r1 _% L6 }  P4 K> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
' x/ g2 ^  _% ~> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
/ R$ ~$ C5 o7 |6 A( w> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
! |3 Z1 j# G0 t> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
: P  G: T0 J' d) }) [9 [3 P* [* W> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
2 t6 k. s5 C: Z) a9 w> 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
> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
; \) l8 q6 Y/ z0 D* G$ w/ J4 a! G. c> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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2 s0 p1 T6 ^2 s8 m) E% i> 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
5 z& `3 T4 \% [> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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& k0 F  U: ^4 c4 O3 T1 N> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
8 B" O2 Z2 U" [, t% x: y: J9 {> 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
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
9 Q: A$ C6 t6 n& I1 T4 f8 F> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
: ?2 K+ J* w& I9 y* s, O> 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
! r8 K' }3 y* f> 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
. g3 T. B  l. S- N> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
  }( O8 r* d" B> 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
> 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
" l% v( i5 I2 _' ]6 y0 S; N- I, J> 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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' T3 |( ]! g0 o; [$ a+ M> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
4 H6 T- B, X2 w, s' W> 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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