Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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- ]4 h5 _% V  x' [  r+ Z> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
5 q- e; d4 d: ]' h0 F0 X5 {8 X> 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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3 d- \2 R' R9 v- f1 B4 s  [> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
9 O) g( B6 M/ b> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
# H7 Y1 r% x4 g4 w1 f9 e3 |> 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
( f  G  o' x7 f, E4 y& }> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
; c+ a8 I# ^& q, E" Z3 D3 v> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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% T: V% D8 k4 s" p6 [. 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."
>
> 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.
>
# x' d( i6 q! i> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
! D" v- x& V% T" C> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
( v# x. k+ O8 S0 Y/ g> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
$ i# c1 [0 ?" Z. ]! N* ]> 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
. ~9 e$ w- h9 p* a( o3 j6 Y- @/ e> 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
5 T* w( c' m" V9 Y' Q: M: D> 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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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
/ d! j# j- y! i  ^> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
9 w1 }3 I; X: E+ y> 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
% ^" U2 `! _8 G; D> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
& a; D5 K4 f  l- J  k, q. _> 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
2 f# C& n0 R0 A> 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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