Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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$ y$ C& u9 J! I. X& `3 z> 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
: {8 h0 p" y. k7 }. u> coffee.
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. g  P& ^8 R$ O5 B6 o2 V; O> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
6 W2 Q  d. p, Y2 h1 Y6 t0 M> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
4 l" |* f$ a) I/ _' Q2 c' ?> 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
) u0 T: D! N/ E; Q( `# S5 e> 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.
>
9 j& G8 Z  W4 I! ^> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
) Y, f, Y- |! |2 f% Q> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
) L5 K, a3 V  s9 E  p  x$ H> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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/ Z% N# ?; x) E  _2 ~, J9 n* @> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
6 S' I2 |9 u3 o+ r# o3 L5 A1 ]* Q> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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7 C" m9 W6 U5 B& ^: v% L* _> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
4 u/ M# K. t1 n: @> 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
+ t& m9 h# ]4 `0 s4 `/ c9 y9 }2 P> 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
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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; ]5 i" C2 |. _: J" y6 e, {> "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
5 _9 q* N5 x& u8 L5 J6 I> 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
4 D% p$ G! l- D* R7 Y' V. u> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
- c2 \" z  X( o  X. }2 n> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
$ F. \5 i+ D& g7 j> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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/ K! f7 d4 c, w+ i! R/ p+ M> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
, G  @# j" a, y8 v> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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