JOSHUA TIME 723

THE SMALL STUFF
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> >>Mayonnaise Jar and 2 CUPS OF COFFEE
> >>When things in your life seem almost too much to handle,
> >>when 24 Hours in a day is not enough, remember the mayonnaise
> >>jar and 2 cups of coffee.
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> >>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.
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> >>He then 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 the golf balls.
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> >>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.
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> >>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 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 -
> >>God, family, children, health, friends, and Favorite passions
> >>--
> >>things that 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,
> >>house, and car.
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> >>The sand is everything else -- the small stuff.
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> >>"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.
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> >>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.
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> >>So...
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> >>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.
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> >>There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal.
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> >>"Take care of the golf balls first -- the things that really
> >>matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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> >>One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the
> >>coffee represented.
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> >>The professor smiled.
> >>"I'm glad you asked".
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> >>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."
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> >>Please share this with someone you care about.
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> >>I JUST DID.



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