Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
, Q4 y+ b5 R( y> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
; }' p" o; u" K7 ^: p: g> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
, N( D8 V1 b2 l- e* @> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
% I; b, g& X/ W: @+ M% B1 u- T> 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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# m6 e. ^! F) P* |. ^( E6 B+ c> 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
, L6 g5 F$ A# e5 N+ \. Z( j> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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4 y9 v! a2 H, Q9 o) P' }( }> 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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* q; g1 L) u. {  R0 E3 {. x7 ~> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
* q5 z: I8 m* @> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
# f7 F! Z* y) `* r+ H; @> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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3 S- D, N2 \* D3 {> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
( T9 y8 u' p) p) ^> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
5 t; a- f* O3 g8 X) n, q4 U: o> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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# X2 A! z( F' F8 G$ m# A; U> 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
> 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
: `% }0 L9 C* I- ~" y. }> 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
/ h: `; g8 _/ ]0 V5 o4 d% P. n0 ?, U: c> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
( W  n% {' C8 h; s# z> 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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5 V! F1 X, G: z' O8 F* A0 V" |> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
4 C& p9 d- c  D. f, k9 k$ g/ m6 H> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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/ q+ A5 ~; K0 ?> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
( X$ d4 W5 l. u> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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$ q  D1 o1 q, N) U# J3 Y: p) {2 b> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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