Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
6 H* u8 S+ t2 V6 `> 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 2 cups of
> coffee.
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4 x+ u* D. H8 o5 o> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
! P0 p( G7 T9 Z> 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
8 ?0 D% ~5 P2 P+ n> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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1 ]. Z; Q$ }  x1 B9 a> 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
: M2 G% W! [' K/ x  s) O( W> agreed it was.
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7 t- K9 a+ Z! q( H> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
9 F% |7 V% \, M4 P, x# ?( o> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
8 x  P0 M9 R, h% Q# b2 d6 D> 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
+ l8 e+ R7 f5 V& N0 Q* v% K7 E! H> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
4 h+ [" ]# F' P' V7 g> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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: D& a4 }) _% q, g> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
& F" a8 q4 d- a' g* R. i. [> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
# v" X+ X0 o0 G$ w9 l> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
8 O% R( S4 L! K. [5 \> remained, your life would still be full.
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> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
8 F7 M9 p, d$ S2 Z! F> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
4 z8 Q) \+ b9 T> 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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; X% x7 y1 U- t5 l8 O1 t) b* A# [> "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
> 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."
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> 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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> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
) S; Y" n) z/ O; y9 F> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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! p, j3 K  \2 k' D# w' t> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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