Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
5 z2 F; u7 [4 |; p+ `) Z. z! A> 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
& _6 w3 E+ E: d! q2 I> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
( Q6 d; x7 q# l: L1 @  [> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
) a& G7 S3 j7 V8 q6 z* f> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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$ x+ r4 K" h# j% A8 a> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
5 `! C- c0 y3 X2 y5 b1 y* j> 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
( r; _6 ^! g  x" Q$ k> agreed it was.
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6 K4 }8 K, }& s> 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
2 H$ Z1 i4 V# q. E' X9 u$ o9 f> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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9 U, c8 a0 u5 H* w> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
2 e0 T3 J% o2 ~8 [> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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$ Q# u) Q3 ^) Q7 u$ z> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
8 g; e5 J7 ]$ w5 s1 y> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
7 l3 U4 J, v& a) A; e/ g> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
2 ~- k3 E; u5 a$ _> 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
> your car.
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8 Y4 V! q! h1 J* L2 u> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
1 P1 N# X. Z5 Z  P5 n3 D# \# F> 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
7 [0 K! ?  Q) G  R% e> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
; U- r7 h2 ^' D+ j+ Y> important to you.
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: T" o/ m; d% X' w> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
* Q! O& M; P* \7 @( Y' n> 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
2 x. \+ {& P3 z, [> 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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) z4 r' n" D2 t: t+ |9 \7 P> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
0 g; {# D, X* F. f, u) d5 A> 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,
> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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