Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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/ m; Y6 R; C2 j0 u> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
, d3 J* ?/ O4 {> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
>
) X% i/ V2 I# }% q, W> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
% g4 F; v5 D" L; l+ y' n> 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.
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  }( ?: \$ `& [> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
  \$ t# j1 d: @> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
, x& p  i# Y% h& E+ X$ |- m> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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0 R4 ]% W$ y) q6 O' ?> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
& X. y0 X) i8 b8 ]> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
  B7 F3 |+ I0 r# e. J! t* c> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
( r* B/ y2 q' V$ D3 ?' |1 Q  M> 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
: O' w  g& K& q8 q  q- l; \> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
8 ~0 c7 {9 R6 b/ E1 \& N> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
>
> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
( M2 ~* u4 v2 a8 @1 z" W* h+ Y> your car.
>
* a8 n8 }& v# S% g  E/ X: M. `* Z> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
, l/ p8 Z7 k+ K> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
3 g+ r# H! U- P: v* \> 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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+ S8 w6 G+ p/ j4 s/ |' _, ^" Z> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
2 V; z0 }7 j6 S6 f+ e) i: i> 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
; r4 H8 o+ E* }  z$ \' P+ s& n> 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
  _  x5 F5 r: A- _! N0 O& a> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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2 A" @: a( ^: R% I' G- v& V$ r) n> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
7 ^2 E, t. M3 T1 F: c0 r> 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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