Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
2 |/ Z6 _# s' t1 }% s3 K' M> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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4 z9 D8 z7 a6 O$ z& ^1 l1 F* ~2 b. K> 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
7 x8 C2 l+ D4 h# a6 v6 X4 j> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
>
" m8 F& t7 B% 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
> agreed it was.
>
> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
# r! _8 s6 C5 x2 U/ m3 o/ ]> 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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8 a& g. M# v- P! @> 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.
>
) H+ g% p$ V1 e. g, Y! g* B> "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
9 U) s: q) ^3 C  h> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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! _3 F& f3 q# |/ Y' l- {1 |> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
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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
" `4 L  M& @2 ?) E> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
" W6 H+ @  e8 h" Y2 u; s5 ^> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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* k* f5 J) x+ b& d# P1 R> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
+ ^8 X' E% ~! i- `> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
; X3 ]6 K9 J& B0 p; ~8 h. j" i> 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
> 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
# _! M. {3 C; \- _0 \8 e0 S' y- o> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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; M; x+ ^  U) H& V2 K: t  |> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
  E6 \. p4 Y0 P; [4 g0 P> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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