Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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& }% c2 }8 h9 u8 t4 B> 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
> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
$ w% |' h" ]: L: c9 o> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
3 w! b% B/ I- f> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
8 h3 n2 l8 z! K' h3 ]> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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4 |$ o9 s' K( G  o9 e> 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
" j, b" P1 d# t3 N> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
3 y8 T4 J' C5 h. ^" W& l! B> agreed it was.
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3 D- s8 @% B& J- M> 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
+ y6 _3 {; f% m* Y# g: `: t> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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6 E" z. Z, \2 h: X( |- m; f> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
- v$ y" h' n: A8 P4 h2 G1 Y> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
/ A6 _0 {& |! b> 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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7 \8 S$ X: c6 ]0 ~) ?- x, M% Z$ }> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
) z: l  g- t. A; P( J: ~: y> 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
+ _) `" d; _" B> 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
; w: g0 u7 ~# k5 ^$ u> important to you.
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* [/ {. G  e" n7 a0 e> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
% C, r2 F" v6 x( W) M" x, u2 `> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
  \3 j  u/ Z; W" _( O) z> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
6 z; \. S6 S* p" x: h> 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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% H% j! J) k! L8 A7 {5 ~" x> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
2 y* F6 Y3 K' O/ t* U" l# ^8 O( g> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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) T- R" P; X) d+ \! G> 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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& P) j5 m- H1 F: x$ s* ]$ x& C> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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