Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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6 y/ q. P7 h4 E1 j* L; H6 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
. D, W, u" Q& F# `: R> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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0 C" r" `8 C' e4 q> 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
+ ?" \& C# G- W' t7 S0 G) c> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
2 d( e* d4 V2 g! Q* Z8 ~8 U> 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
> 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
- x% d: U1 c  d8 k> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
7 J: i% U9 P5 x2 o3 S> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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* e2 r% G! f- s5 w> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
" f$ |8 }0 o1 N& [! G> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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0 H# z* z# m6 ^8 G7 `5 M, u> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
0 Q: g) _2 c7 K. @" s( E8 e; B" C# w> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
+ s) b3 M, B, [! ?> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
* G" u  ?6 N6 b( O> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
5 ]4 Y3 ?* E4 _> remained, your life would still be full.
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- V5 n, F$ C# R9 n- g  K+ S> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
4 s# {3 j) A6 l, n: k> your car.
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: W& e; l7 E2 C+ w2 r/ H> 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
> important to you.
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! x& F* i- M6 f2 ?, [> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
: J# N8 b' C7 t9 Q  ~; e> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
0 ?* U! Q3 i8 x5 Z  U> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
" E" b! `# u" \) C> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
" n7 }0 P5 O$ a, U8 p* c> 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
: l( D- \; R7 @' A> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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: t$ o6 B. T# @' \- F8 c> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
+ U8 `% @6 P" r7 E0 m  P+ m7 X> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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& F+ O3 b2 {( j& W$ x% d8 J> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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