Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> 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
4 G( U# T( R2 j5 k> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
6 \7 U# S: n! W* I9 l) f& ]( u1 P> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
! c' K0 L3 L( a> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
+ i6 a: D. Y6 h> 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
! [5 ~6 W/ F" l9 X& k( |6 A6 B> 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
  P& B4 ^/ J! _0 }9 M+ r> agreed it was.
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> 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."
>
6 S7 E8 a: [, i9 O" D! t> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
) X7 I: b1 O# y- J$ s* h" f* W. Y> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
# O' l% `$ E  q+ H; O> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
, ?5 H0 [1 W, v+ d> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
) A& l8 i) z5 }) W* S> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
) a, l$ B) R1 `# }+ t7 B> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
>
# H' [5 b+ @' o6 R& ^> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> 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
> 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
7 X! D4 ~) O2 L8 j/ k> important to you.
>
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) }& \1 g3 ~$ }> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
# j& F5 z% v/ M5 N& S' t/ f4 V) ]> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
  F' t% f+ O) O" w3 S> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
& d; R; V: q$ Z4 A! n, ~  \> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
% G9 P1 |1 Y! ?  {6 b, m% t> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
; m, b# S: K7 N( H/ u1 T* q> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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) k& E' ]( Y1 {8 x> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
2 c2 I2 Y. m: p& E/ ?> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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8 m6 U- J2 x* ]4 i5 v> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
, g6 N- l+ V4 I& X> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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