Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
0 B$ k9 b' |% O" K# _, {9 p> 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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' y* G7 U' s& P> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
9 Z2 I" ^0 O: R> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
+ A  z5 r$ W! A, e$ W) w> 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.
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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
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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: u4 G7 g2 I6 f# 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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1 [. X8 u% ]/ C  ^9 L. }> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
6 A/ M) l7 m$ |- I% m. R# C* Q" W> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
1 T# J, J9 H: b% q" U4 h> 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
: Z! u% k; q8 R% e" d: B/ ~: c> 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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> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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) B  W0 z  W) V, p1 t* B5 O1 l> 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
0 J. k8 y: M  R. Q1 \, n( |+ Y> 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
0 c# n; z; u" p/ n* z" F> 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
) g" f9 B6 I& F$ M" d" t$ I2 s) e( r> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
5 m0 _, f1 j1 L5 \& @( 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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3 i( U( b9 r% A# H+ @( w> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
& H, v& K, P6 M2 }# Y, O> 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,
, Z. ~' s: L9 D/ Z# o# {. Y7 x> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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