Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
5 W2 d( c+ `; i' i$ K1 f> 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.
>
> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
+ x( d2 F( Y& {+ C, ?' l! y+ h) o> 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.
>
' r* m8 N8 @# q> 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
> agreed it was.
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> 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."
>
" T& m' f, F6 {7 t* W3 K> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
8 V  D5 c3 O4 ?' h2 q. t> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
  a  A7 J/ n7 m  C> "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
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
# f/ z3 d, ^7 }$ p) T6 O> 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.
>
! `* b' i" j) R- P1 Q" @8 t> 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
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
. w6 E! P/ ^- B4 J( m> 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
2 U; \1 Y2 G0 L9 V$ D  u# Z$ ~> 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
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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+ _0 \$ ^5 j+ e1 Q/ ~$ C6 L& ]4 i> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
+ W' j2 K: C2 o; Z> 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.. I JUST DID

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