Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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; @3 H$ U' H7 T2 F# X/ r> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
3 x. z* J, [( Y! @4 E+ 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
: R' \7 b( N4 g2 v# a> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
% V, |+ [0 N( L9 d) I) x> 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
> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
8 R7 q+ s* D" p  d" f> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
>
! h, I( S2 @; M9 u> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
) @. n. J$ Y0 q5 s, Q> 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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) a- J& h3 k4 r, i7 k> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
; ]& z9 k# v; S; [& j, Y! b3 ^> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
" j9 A8 j4 f0 ]: e: e$ g$ F# ?3 k> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
0 v$ g" p1 L  A) }" S> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
! }5 Q: Z& O+ b, m6 m1 Q- l> remained, your life would still be full.
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7 v4 x# v0 R' X- k> 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
> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
! F( o5 _3 U; t2 c7 m> 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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, Y8 A% N9 h) S2 P9 S6 N> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
# a3 c1 Q' P  o# y7 J+ T! W7 q9 l> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
& G; j6 B0 g6 n" J" y> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
* @3 e( o  r+ X: G& s> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
8 k5 V; O. z( g5 f> 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
2 c: [% U, Q$ k& Y1 @# z6 J/ D> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
>
> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
>
> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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