Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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0 b  M' J2 L1 b> 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
" P: J, ?3 W" s1 I  B* m> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
  h' w( A6 {5 T( K6 ~: `+ L> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
: j0 b, @: ?1 O# o3 K> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
>
5 \( S/ s8 M7 C. U" h& {> 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
/ B" Q0 e9 T. z. U3 [> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
>
" Y. g) J6 ~+ g4 x4 i> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
1 L1 q2 y" ?- y# C$ I5 E, k> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
3 d! ?6 d7 U9 V0 f. o> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
; X# [7 R+ L5 }7 y5 u> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
- d& D* X& w( N: [' ^1 k: i. a: M- N, u> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
! U/ f* Q9 ^9 v2 R+ O# z' F$ u> 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.
>
% W. h: G, v( O, G, O4 X4 g, Q> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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2 ~; X8 q2 |) w9 Z' Y) ?> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
> 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
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
) V) Q, C2 L5 `3 c> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
! c. k8 |( X2 w, H" C* |& e> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
' {2 H) Q% ?8 O6 d1 S3 }' i> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
" W' x4 o( l  I* `& a> 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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2 J% s+ V4 x8 u- H4 c: Z* x> 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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> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
7 |; }. z9 ^# W$ Q3 r) L; ~1 g8 E> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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