Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
. F  z2 Z8 P; `' T7 H! c% T> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
9 @6 H8 M' C! r5 f8 x) G> 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 L6 f8 H+ x6 n8 @> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
, G* ]" H+ i7 |5 x( a( {; \> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
; m6 T  y9 n% Z. P- ^> 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.
>
> 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
  Z$ B1 n" C& X: M4 H> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
> 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.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
( M1 D5 w& m8 s9 D2 d> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
: \# u( C9 U% H> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
, X8 [# o7 ?. c* R> remained, your life would still be full.
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* F' T& [( R9 |: ?$ A& l2 y0 \6 W> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
>
> 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
& T* |- R0 o% W$ v6 V> 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
% {5 m3 t1 t( e> important to you.
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0 {% a% D: b. T" _> "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
> 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
7 [; L6 C% r) u; y4 G> 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
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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( y: {% E/ A9 U9 }" V! Y6 p% [1 ?> 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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9 F- u5 ^4 j4 z> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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