Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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6 Y0 l* d) [0 {% i. f8 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
% @+ y" q9 D* S5 ?> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
>
3 u  A6 O8 {2 N: K6 D, C> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
: X+ p/ r, O* [3 \- a1 R% j> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
& z! ^  I. j1 {" x- W> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
% _6 ^6 R' t0 W) r: {+ D> 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
9 Y4 ?( D* O0 h> 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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% d! [1 n& c# m2 ^& \> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> 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) a: w; [; R9 h5 `0 q> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
! G8 T, Q4 ^% \- A& k> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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/ F" i( t5 g# t* x> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
- |& ~# o9 i7 C2 V6 a> your car.
>
. X1 z% f# I+ `> 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
# y  o& `) D) f! G" [+ z% 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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2 N' K! r! q2 ]9 v1 s$ A( `> "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
6 V% s2 c8 [, v% d> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
> 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
> 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."
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6 K( W- T9 f, B0 ~9 K8 f/ J! I> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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