Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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3 V* ^) }( ]/ ?2 |> 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
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> 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
( i( m) i2 w# z4 ~> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
7 h5 G$ D, [+ Y, f/ C& s> 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
+ g0 z5 |1 c# M> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
, ^# p7 u7 D& V+ v1 E* A$ L0 n* J> agreed it was.
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2 |8 ~2 m. c) M5 e# Y0 F> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
7 N9 [7 b4 t4 T! ?& q; h8 `> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
+ g* O. C  }( \4 A  B2 N+ z> 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
! ~( x& b1 J1 Y> 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
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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" @7 P3 c3 }  F6 z8 U: |4 k! w+ n- {8 ]> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
; g: ~5 A7 d* k, y  y) f9 I> your car.
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# W6 l& n0 O7 J1 ~0 M& z> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
3 ^0 ?6 A$ X  F6 h8 m: K# ?8 M( u4 _> 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
+ n: V; A  T4 ?% `" b9 B> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
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/ L5 k& o2 h; V% P: z* r> "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
> 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."
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' V5 I8 X# x8 L0 a> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
$ j  E$ ]" T. ]! _+ {& Q* h' J" U: n> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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+ g$ j; d9 @& ~> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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