Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
2 g7 o1 C2 T, Y2 H> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
8 x4 M* R& Q3 }2 T> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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0 Z+ R( ^; l' ?7 r> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
# X: v- N9 V0 p/ a> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
# e  |4 Z" ^+ M% }. E> 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
4 C0 a0 P7 i! w9 H$ k> 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
. D6 z- n0 e5 X$ \> agreed it was.
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5 O4 I$ q9 `& C- j> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
, D8 H( ~% F: s> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
5 U8 G/ [6 C- p. ?$ S9 p1 A> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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; L! Z" a+ ?2 ]) V% B% S> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
. `, w" g- n: ?. T# L' L> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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# \  h/ _5 ~! l  |/ t> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
: x  }9 s# p3 C/ ]7 T" C/ s> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
2 }+ Y& K2 l9 n: p> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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' c# @) a3 v; k: S- r/ J8 [> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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, u" G2 ~' C0 i6 s> 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
> 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
> important to you.
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$ z% N6 `! |* Z2 }! o> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
/ Z- a  G+ m, |9 E  [# ?> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
' J9 l* F: e3 c" |! K> 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
; q) u3 s  _- {1 ?> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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7 q2 p. {% F- _$ ?7 {> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
) ^# J2 F0 K. g+ W5 X9 m( L: ]4 B5 H> 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,
> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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