Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> 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
> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
2 @6 `0 A- z$ i/ d$ R> 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
8 Z+ F$ o! L( Q5 A  i8 |4 f1 U5 W0 |> 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
* H  u4 x6 M# @! q% l3 F> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
>
1 S0 w% p4 p' i3 ~8 h& q" J> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
  C6 I& C; i+ [% H" Q# M8 S5 s1 Q> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
7 V0 d1 o4 }3 v> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
7 k* e" O! F; u+ |! L; k> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
1 Q; p7 j% p# N5 o! e' h7 a9 b> 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
+ _) O' K3 E$ T1 S/ Y; W8 g> your car.
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. n5 x3 v" i. e> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
2 {* R$ ?8 M1 B7 p7 N' v! @& b> 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
$ l: o  z" I* K9 J, P/ A, r2 w> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
+ |/ p) w" P$ p8 O' R& V- `2 v> important to you.
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- U$ z, M2 _7 `, L, O( I> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
  B: U. C& w* h# P2 a$ l> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
8 ^+ s. h* ^, ]) R3 m> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
/ E9 L: d- ?6 o& h5 e6 O> 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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7 X( J3 ^; t8 j: ~$ ]7 s$ Q> 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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0 d1 W+ h) z& p( g. T) ?> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
2 `0 S) a; n7 G( y7 {9 t> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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