Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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2 Q: r9 q& q! ?: X' T# W, z. v+ W4 G> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
, y, p9 b# L* n3 }9 ^5 N6 c: H> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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7 h0 K$ ?7 u$ u* R> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
' w5 m4 _$ g7 w/ Z8 K6 B> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
% @1 z) @( L7 b1 N0 g> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
2 M0 Z  O$ Q0 p" L+ ?6 b9 E> 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
6 S3 Q* |. j7 d: [3 w7 V( 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
& I, \* ]+ z7 U& f+ [# P> agreed it was.
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2 m( N/ B( l! l% v! H4 O* g+ _> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
" }% S" l- X! q) V* u> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
# u- Y/ k' D: P, ]& T/ v> 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
* f% F" `0 @: g  j% L> 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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1 `$ k) y0 T9 r# p, g$ \> 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
> 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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) g1 b+ M5 R9 n8 v5 Q, Z> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
5 a9 n& n6 Q* j* w5 g" o! G2 T> 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
7 m; `! a& b* J> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
, z0 Y2 |$ O% h: F5 g+ q8 h> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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. T9 j/ ], D$ p0 {7 @. 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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> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
! r- V- J! a1 L. E5 t> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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