Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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# E2 P+ R- P, P> 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
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
/ _( Y$ v. r( Q+ [4 n0 o> 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.
>
> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
' Y8 f% u4 A$ \4 f: O6 u1 Z& ~> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
. ?8 u  O- ]! I& N: ?4 T> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
7 _4 w( n% d! y6 \4 X9 _6 |> agreed it was.
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3 z6 F/ V* P6 R8 l0 _- D2 J5 r> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
! p$ I$ r1 h7 b% @+ f" _- H! t> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
& c, x+ |' J4 y1 |> 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
/ S  H9 y/ @% Q- ]0 K* o: U# {> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
: o! ~- U" m' l  ]+ _8 n> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
, w6 o" t# a9 V+ J1 ^0 P/ e- b> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
% L2 i  v* e% \. z7 M9 i> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> 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
> 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
9 r1 S& n; E- O' V0 y2 R- n, c> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
2 i# b( |# ]+ K6 H* T0 _/ `7 K- f> important to you.
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1 I' K# k  f* m4 V> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> 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
2 H" [$ S  p) n1 u0 S. H( {, V> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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1 ^, S5 h$ Q5 P: P, C> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
2 y9 U5 W: ^: |0 y. d5 T7 Q5 ^! u> 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,
! K+ H- n4 O. f> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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