Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
4 _4 o' @7 E* H" z> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
$ H# Y# f! X  d1 }> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
5 V) M4 J- [) t4 p> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
; J/ L9 q( m- w> 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
> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
6 [9 Z4 W0 M% |$ @: ^% B8 }> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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& O' U) V3 `! }; n6 h$ X> 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."
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2 e- [: f; r" M% p> 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
; d* w+ ^+ j) D/ j3 O0 Z2 P  S: o> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
/ _9 m2 ?' {% z& \$ R- {+ M6 x: M> 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
* ^+ m) y( J+ E9 I, K4 d> your car.
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2 M4 K" Y( U# I> 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
. ~; S( o, M: ?" \4 a> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
' Z+ X9 b: x3 \, u3 k* A' A+ E> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
" N6 R: Y  Z: i" f3 E* n* ^> important to you.
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) F+ u  k5 M* u7 ^> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
. u3 v* q. m5 O* I9 n0 D% c> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
6 E2 E5 f  U, i0 C> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
0 Z4 j. V' n( [5 e/ S% }: j> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
> 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
4 ^# _7 G5 g5 I- w) v! T' K> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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* s- H$ f! N% Z4 B8 K> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
. n7 s7 \. P7 b& R% O> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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