Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
3 y0 v5 Q( T: m> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
5 O) \( E# j) Y0 ]4 p- s$ N# P> 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
! a! b2 u0 ^! V2 A> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly 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 agreed that it was.
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> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
9 ?# z' {7 y( c' [$ ?7 {> 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.
>
0 A+ T4 J) P: s: ~2 B1 N7 }> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
- ]) f6 v2 d9 k2 n; R1 V4 r> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
9 L( t2 J' ~  t' y7 D$ k> was full. 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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  `) h" }% C% ?" w. `& I! n> "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 health, your friends
1 P2 [  l& c4 Y2 ^7 X4 c! H> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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- s8 l4 c/ Y$ c  h4 J' |/ k) s> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
( L+ P. [+ h* R9 K! I' k  v> your car.
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/ E4 r8 t1 p( C3 z7 E5 s> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
. K( o' ^$ R  j+ v+ I9 I> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
+ k7 U% f+ h( F> 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.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
; M4 q( H# c. A- V- S% B  V! X) f> 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
5 X, |; U- ]( Y: t. a6 }> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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' ]- L7 W2 m7 w1 d" B> 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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2 z% q7 w3 _$ u5 V% I# @> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
6 N' E! ]6 y0 w3 X1 \> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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/ r/ H% f/ F' X, `$ V, R8 t3 l> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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