Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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" y& q. D- i# R> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
6 i7 P# ~% R* T8 m" G" Z2 g> 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
2 D& c" X. C4 u8 r- j, x> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
0 I7 J6 w' R: C8 x0 R* r" k> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
4 S& \* U, P4 W: E# R7 A& ?> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
* Z% c! l4 E$ ]3 b" I) M( X> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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% V% T2 X. n: m* O" `> 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
0 l$ w- ?; c, n0 Q% m> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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* C# ~! g$ u0 G1 A> 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. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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, D9 o  s9 d8 P% S" _# b( n' ]> 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.
>
> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
) V: x2 b" G' c7 o+ D% p+ D: D> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
# Q6 G( m* N4 q0 e3 X> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
) i$ d  B& y4 D0 j% U* t0 _0 a> 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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+ c& o2 ~9 Q; Z- M. I; U' _0 i> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "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. If you spend all your time and energy
* U6 t4 n; u9 j9 B0 ~# k* i/ e> 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
. y$ y( N  M/ O7 p! g) r2 n% P, ^) y> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
4 W; Q9 n7 a8 k> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
1 Y9 V- r" Z; S3 W/ @  _& I, [> 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."
>
> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
6 s6 }* K8 A8 B* o# O- _6 r; b> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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( `6 c0 o9 U5 ~3 |5 H9 I& c' O8 }> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
  m4 t- S( G: n  h1 B* K> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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, \) V. d& n: }2 [> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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