Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
3 |4 v$ s5 F, v  N> 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
- a! a, t% R; ^# w> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
> 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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- R# l- Y+ R; z( }4 \( c  W> 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
' |6 m. G* }' |* b" V, d7 h0 u( }> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
6 Y  A. x, n/ R> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
# Y  S* p0 s' p( W8 }> 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
) x. t8 }, F9 y6 c& L, o( j> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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9 m7 ^# W* A5 U# b% v> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
; K' z! x2 E: p) x> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
. c/ E  \" c5 T% U' z" w# L> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
* x5 g: v' {4 G% C, Z2 O8 A> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
6 P; O6 f3 a- l4 J  M+ \> remained, your life would still be full.
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; E5 M* L; m. y1 n> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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( C! X/ Q( H0 _' x6 {> 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
# R, c- ^( J# @- l( m4 j> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
$ T1 |, Z1 l; F1 `9 m8 W> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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9 Z# V4 V: p* v! U) U> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
, E( x5 c6 f. e! Y( o> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
! n1 Z% @" d  ]) |8 K+ a> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
: i0 F' o  t/ Q3 {( J, N* \> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
2 W* ]. i. h: v5 i! w3 }; c> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
# q( _6 J, H8 F2 A: s6 R> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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( k% b  r; Q0 K4 {( X6 N, [! y: n> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
3 `! X7 t; `- W; f8 t+ c: \> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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. \/ @' h( ]7 N7 u6 w> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
/ h% B% a# h7 \9 g# {) r> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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