Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
. Q9 G/ D% z. j$ S% 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.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
% @4 f  e7 e) a; Z> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
* y! t' K+ h* ?> 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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( v$ T1 d; Q. ]/ J* e0 I" e> 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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! ^6 r3 f6 r2 K) j! k> 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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6 ?. R5 `  W" U5 l> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
, Y. T' ?: R# k' a! B- a> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
; A- u5 o% s) L" g> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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8 p3 A& ~7 G+ H9 _4 f> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
" E+ Y' i% w) f* N> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
/ c/ K* X7 a7 V% W) e; M> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
7 ^( r. r4 b- y/ _> 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
5 ]; P9 H+ }- t> your car.
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: ]9 G& i0 Q7 l4 p> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
4 [/ \1 K" h, l, a% d, j> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
* f% s0 O7 _3 j+ o, q2 U, M> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
2 a% t/ ~6 V6 J. b! h  c- j> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
! ^# [% e" @+ R* f, n) y# w> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
  B* V/ V8 H0 |' W0 U: C/ A8 S> 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
$ H* x: s3 k9 D+ N; g  v> 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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: `% p5 H* ?  Y4 g0 q' e3 {> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
+ H% \0 `/ w( W6 g9 }$ Y> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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> 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."
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. X. P0 G8 p3 b# v> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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