Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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4 G- W) V5 [1 e- W5 M' {+ J$ b> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
3 ]7 G8 \, v" b% z" N> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
: y# q1 K6 O8 U: i" D. B- C> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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( H& G4 Y" E: L% E/ D$ b> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
( C2 ?( }; t- _3 t' Y> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
, S; f3 Q8 O3 k5 R> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
6 I+ J4 Z& h$ y> 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
6 Q) T7 Y: f3 j5 |  w> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
, z# S. b" r) z' f* ~8 k) U> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
7 n, \. o6 ^9 s. N> 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."
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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
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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& c, \+ I! L1 O# b> "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
4 {+ z) V1 a; _" U6 l> 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
% U9 ?* n0 O+ j( V" ^> 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
) h9 F6 ]# ~# D+ q6 c> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
& w( q- U0 f& O+ I2 p> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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8 I  _8 _( F4 H* B" U- o' t$ z6 D/ K> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
' h+ j: ^2 }7 Y( e. a6 \& ?: R> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
0 y- r# \# K5 v! P* y2 k/ k> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
& O& f8 N+ k6 v: C) B# D$ L> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
$ m) s( H  k; A& C> 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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> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
>
> 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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