Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
/ X( f9 M6 T: }: d> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
/ `8 h# }7 D! m+ T$ v0 i7 Z> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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: s! J6 V; p5 B, }( W0 V> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
3 z" u9 d  G4 J6 A, g* n> 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
> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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5 ]* o+ t  p4 W3 e> 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
> agreed it was.
>
- j- O- h3 S8 K6 _3 `" m3 d2 F7 Q( u> 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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% f( n3 K/ L- z> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
. ^' x# x6 ~1 P& B' `" h( G6 `* p> 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
> 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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- k7 s4 [" f8 _9 F> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
+ h4 d9 C' Z* f; j* {* x> your car.
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. @' c- v- y6 U1 m) Z& m& k> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
! [! l: A; J. ]- M# }# ~> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
2 i# m0 I" l* D3 J' l1 T6 N> 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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, U% t8 w& t& H  W4 ?> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
* w* k% S+ B9 ?  [; V( Y> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
9 O0 a9 r/ |1 |$ z> 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
! K: p, }. E$ ~$ Y> 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
& f' t8 w/ J' ]# q" i, k7 Z$ z# n$ w0 J> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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, S# o3 T$ _+ [" A! I> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
6 p; x+ H8 i8 q> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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