Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
1 u3 s  b- ?1 }: [! G* H> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
, \" c# i* M  D> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
1 g6 d0 I: p* E1 d3 ^% H' ~> coffee.
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8 n+ p( a( L2 N& l> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
  G1 t& p& V  U! d> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
" [: ]" }* Y- b' ^> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
# E! `0 A5 R( ]3 ^: e> 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
; C( M; h# s3 P/ I1 L! b# [. S> 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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9 F& Y% K2 B3 G  Z8 ~9 N% s% 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
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
+ R) p3 L" c) P' J: [# `> 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
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
/ U; ?6 W* Q, [( g  f: e, y1 N2 `, u> remained, your life would still be full.
>
> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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+ @5 F+ N4 h* ?- D4 {> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
+ y! l6 F  I/ Z( f) Z" Q5 \  J+ U> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
5 Y" [! d% n4 k# d) G7 j) F% E> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
9 ^4 X, s) `1 x4 q8 h5 r$ q: X7 k3 J> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
9 j+ m( M5 P1 T3 |0 G> important to you.
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6 ]6 Y8 Z9 W' g/ a& O+ t> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
1 V5 {. h. p+ F8 o" e* F+ g- {& z> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
' M: ~1 Z! @- a. d8 [> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
( I+ y$ Q. b" n8 {4 f> 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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; p* J* ^( k, n. P. r> 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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> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
% x+ P. N- I  j' ], x> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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