Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
; ]3 b+ Q+ T( i; J7 l> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
+ M1 \. M8 `5 a, y  E# R> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
  L8 |6 c/ I. e! }! U* I& r> coffee.
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2 Q$ L% G5 h/ Q> 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
> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
% f2 p: ~4 I5 m% |2 U( m+ \3 K> 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
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
" f1 ]+ f, S! P. O5 M" n4 u> agreed it was.
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, P* ~& V  U7 t0 w; ?# h/ a5 B> 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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> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
0 h7 _) K6 m: d/ ~4 p7 J> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
; ^& k! l7 g7 q% A9 L> 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
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
; l( Z/ x4 B" }9 d6 b) K( P> 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
+ y4 }! H' G. N3 b. z3 z  J( @> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
) s4 s! Y& W, o7 u( D2 m4 b> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
" i+ J/ X, C- e% j$ ~> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
" l, \) y* O/ A: f, _) g5 q) n> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
) B, ]# A; o) j) R  V> important to you.
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! j  R* U/ J) d3 l" S4 P> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
$ o& b4 r0 j' K  N2 `+ q, o> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
. S  T- G+ ^# ^; ]> 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
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
> 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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. H! C* d: e: B# n> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
8 O9 H! O2 D+ x8 F> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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