a mayonaise jar and 2 cups of coffee

when things in your life seem

almost to much to handle ,

when 24 hours in a day is not enough

remember the mayonaise jar and 2 cups of coffee

a professer stood before his philosphy class

and had some items in front of him

when the class began wordlessly

he picked up a very large

and empty mayonaise jar

and proceeded to fill it with golf balls

then he asked the students

if the jar was full

they agreed it was

the professer then picked up a jar of pebbles

and poured them into the jar

he shook the jar lightly

the pebbles rolled into the open

areas between the golf balls

then he asked

the students again

if the jar was full

they agreed it was

the students responded with

a unanimous yes

the proffesser then prodused 2 cups of coffee

from under the table

and poured the entire contents

into the jar effectivly

filling the empty spaces between the sand

the students laughed

now said the professer

as the laughter sudsided

i want you to reconize that

this jar represents your life

the golf balls are impotant things

god , family, children , health,

friends and favorite passions

things that if evey thing else was lost

and only they remained

your life would still be full

the pebbles are other things matter

like your job , house , and car

if you put the sand into the jar first

he continued

there is no room for

the pebbles or golf balls

same goes for life

if you spend all your time on the small stuff

you will never have room for

the things that are important to you

so ..........

pay attention to the things

that are crictical to your happiness

play with your children

take time to get medical check ups

take your partner out to dinner

play another 18

there always be time to clean the house

and fix the disposal

take care of the golf balls

the things that really matter first

set your priorities

the rest is just sand

one of the students raised her hand

and inquired what the coffee represented

the professer smiled

glad you asked that

it just goes to show you that

no matter how full

your life may seem theres always

room for

a couple of cups of coffee

with a friend