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
> coffee.
>
3 \( `# N  c$ X! W! C: ?5 ^> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
3 ?& K8 s" ^3 N$ e4 u8 u" c> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
4 r0 @9 D3 M$ v- A# O  m5 I> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
6 X* M# K& A6 d& L; O4 z+ {4 ?> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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, s$ ~+ o/ {% T% {6 i8 i2 _> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
* u$ p( [4 G: {8 B& x3 j2 S; a  o> 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
> agreed it was.
>
> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
6 E7 I/ d4 y+ t* ~0 r8 ~$ z> 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
5 j, t, u! F+ {3 f* x1 a> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
  w# H. w+ G# I" R: F> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "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
  ^8 X) `" `0 ]- N> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
>
> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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& |8 n8 k: h. E6 e- Y( g> 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
2 t5 S6 e, J7 L+ [  t9 B/ f  h. g> important to you.
>
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
- K3 c) B9 x) h4 i" N8 N1 M> 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
0 ]( L/ `' r3 N! i$ R2 b: v> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
& K) W$ a; G7 Y> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
>
0 z; E$ j# [. P6 |6 i> 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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