Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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. t: ^% _' H. M+ T& B> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
/ ^3 q5 M6 z9 I4 q> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
. a1 K% s2 p* P8 k  Z5 N2 X> coffee.
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! w( g+ g% {5 B+ G> 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
1 b1 l* g0 o) ~% @2 \- ]- r$ v> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
; e8 t. J0 r* O3 N8 {> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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! o4 s5 p9 I* W$ d6 U, I! J+ S( w> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
+ L" h8 D# l: v* w0 n& ?> 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
6 r6 w0 G# h3 M* Y/ j5 |3 ]> agreed it was.
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" K0 q/ l( Q% b8 w! R% o> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
, k! C" h! d- x; o3 F7 ^> 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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$ G" s( z1 T' F4 M: X6 ?> 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.
>
> "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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- n- m. V* X& c" }3 t5 x> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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- H& X8 N. l1 w> 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
' [2 Q% x" R, s8 v. K> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
; h$ G2 @, N3 p, T$ }: W> important to you.
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# ~7 ]2 q9 R0 t4 {2 T- \> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
* n5 }2 Q" o/ L! J> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
2 }6 o. j8 e/ H& I. ^- I! X& r+ ^> 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
. s2 I7 C: M) x1 U> 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 }$ s% z/ n* O  ?- C> 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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