Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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3 [4 p2 D3 V  h+ v& }> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
1 C; `7 m' g* k# i" F& [" B> 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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) H- z. |! f0 h' ]+ I3 e> 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
) H* z7 k3 U& C. c" Z) q9 ^> 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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# h" N- e" h  v  @- Z4 |> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
' \+ K9 h7 l0 Z. c* @> 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
: [6 j3 E3 S- a' F* x/ Z' K; C$ w& C% J> agreed it was.
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> 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."
>
% v  ~* e+ d! I$ u: d6 }> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
5 r& p- w* A( K1 @> 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
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> 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
> your car.
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. L6 Q9 @! r" h, f. H7 ^> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
0 P! O. }& l  P> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
9 ?0 g/ G, p- d2 q> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
. j' R& s0 J" ?> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
5 T2 m. A9 {9 K$ E" E+ D> important to you.
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  h6 C# l' r  }5 |> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
4 t( Z0 h6 y6 `2 d1 i" W! I> 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
% h6 j0 C* K+ D$ w+ g/ r0 u0 V2 I5 ]+ D> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
9 J" u% h- x$ h$ {9 Q2 p9 S- f> 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
3 M6 S: Q3 s4 `0 `> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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+ W1 G' @& `  p  l, D% C> 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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> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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