Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
7 v, u- t1 k& Q- Z6 B> 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
> 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.
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" F# [, y* l9 c$ @( c4 B> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
# B$ K: H* A; {6 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
( C+ c, A0 e; P& j2 n: I/ c) F> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
: M! n( I9 _% K+ T* k> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
/ G! z. [1 m( _" |> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
+ m2 v1 e; O5 ~5 ?+ P> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
' D' E6 @: b+ A" {> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
> "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
> 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.
>
> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
! n$ w  L5 ~* {# P* @7 y1 F! z> 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 x7 K9 g" Q+ A, s  s2 ]; J> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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( X: r2 L* J: x4 R, ~9 C) Z$ C> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
) A  `' k) O9 s> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
- Y5 Z# w/ U: `. O3 ]5 c4 Z> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
$ L5 `* k- g& D3 _$ C$ k> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
3 c% `0 K' N) [> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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. k0 {, @$ u7 F. N. x1 _7 j7 p> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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2 r: @" i2 H1 e3 N6 D$ M4 `> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
" K5 h; \- s+ K9 U8 K& N9 o3 x/ w> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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: V7 S# E0 Q& w4 |* L7 c> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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