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    A professor filled a mayonnaise jar with golf balls and pebbles. He then picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. The professor then produced two cups of coffee and poured the entire contents into the container. Bob greene: 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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    A professor filled a mayonnaise jar with golf balls and pebbles. He then picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. The professor then produced two cups of coffee and poured the entire contents into the container. Bob greene: 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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    AprofessorstoodbeforehisPhilosophyclassandhadsomeitemsinfrontofhim. Whentheclassbegan,wordlessly,hepickedupaverylargeandemptymayonnaisejarand proceededtofillitwithgolfballs.Hethenaskedthestudentsifthejarwasfull.Theyagreedthatit was. Theprofessorthenpickedupaboxofpebblesandpouredthemintothejar.Heshookthejarlightly. Thepebblesrolledintotheopenareasbetweenthegolfballs.Hethenaskedthestudentsagainif thejarwasfull.Theyagreeditwas. Theprofessornextpickedupaboxofsandandpoureditintothejar.Ofcourse,thesandfilledup everythingelse.Heaskedoncemoreifthejarwasfull.Thestudentsrespondedwithanunanimous "yes." Theprofessorthenproducedtwocupsofcoffeefromunderthetableandpouredtheentire contentsintothejar,effectivelyfillingtheemptyspacebetweenthesand. Thestudentslaughed. Now,saidtheprofessor,asthelaughtersubsided,Iwantyoutorecognizethatthisjarrepresents yourlife.

    ThegolfballsaretheimportantthingsyourGod,family,yourchildren,yourhealth,your friends,andyourfavouritepassionsthingsthatifeverythingelsewaslostandonlytheyremained, yourlifewouldstillbefull. Thepebblesaretheotherthingsthatmatterlikeyourjob,yourhouse,andyourcar. Thesandiseverythingelsethesmallstuff. Ifyouputthesandintothejarfirst,hecontinued,thereisnoroomforthepebblesorthegolfballs. Thesamegoesforlife.Ifyouspendallyourtimeandenergyonthesmallstuff,youwillneverhave roomforthethingsthatareimportanttoyou. Payattentiontothethingsthatarecriticaltoyourhappiness.Playwithyourchildren."Taketimeto getmedicalcheckups,takeyourpartnerouttodinner,playanother18.Therewillalwaysbetimeto cleanthehouseandfixthedisposal.Takecareofthegolfballsfirst,thethingsthatreallymatter.Set yourpriorities. Therestisjustsand. Oneofthestudentsraisedherhandandinquiredwhatthecoffeerepresented. Theprofessorsmiled.I'mgladyouasked.Itjustgoestoshowyouthatnomatterhowfullyourlife mayseem,there'salwaysroomforacupofcoffeewithafriend.

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