Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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' |8 ^* u1 I5 t* F4 D$ s- {0 p> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> 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.
>
> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
- y8 X9 t* l* [5 P- }2 K" P> 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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/ s, C4 ^8 z% V- p% E+ i  M> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
8 |) y+ C$ }1 u! O$ s1 l& T( ?> 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
; W! W+ f. q, B( _, @> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
6 a3 S1 U9 c4 I  v$ Y> 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
* Z+ D# n$ ^3 S# x/ B; b4 [> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
  k7 N# Z" I. ?5 j  z> 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.
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> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
>
8 l  `, n3 t( D% ]/ C> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
# w+ [! L( B& m1 F> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
1 O' X; |! Z+ s> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
1 p- z; [, s- V> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
7 ?  o4 [# _2 t/ v5 U) `3 t2 ~4 H> important to you.
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>
( `* u. m6 h1 Y) s+ C) N> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
* h7 e3 q' C) \/ C! c  ]* C, l> 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
% ]  `: B* ~( L* O> 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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, J8 n4 a/ ]8 F( u* ?> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
" {+ _0 Z/ Q7 H: {# `. b4 m> 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."
>
> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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