Mayonaise and the Coffee Jar

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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 coffee...

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front

of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he 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 answered yes.

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.

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 a

infamous "yes."

The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and

poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty 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

faith, your health, your friends, and your favorite passions-things that if

everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be

full.

The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house,

and your car.

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 important to you.

Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with

your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your partner 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. "I'm glad you asked. It just goes to

show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for

a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."

[Guest Devilicious]

good analogy, thanks for sharing

[Bling]

now i feel all warm and cuddly ;D thanks for sharing

[Guest shannon_coolj.]

I saw this (a little different though) on some Zig Ziglar infomercial.

I thought it was great though. Thanks for sharing.