Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
$ f: ^4 M# G) U" h% M> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
) V5 M- W% O$ Y8 S> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
" Z7 x$ ?7 g' y+ M2 [' Z> coffee.
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) I+ O  b- z$ \& X2 o- C3 i. r" K> 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
; [2 \# |5 U$ }6 A  ]> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
6 ^! X( b& f1 l  D, `/ B> 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
7 a, }1 s# L( S! Z> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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  w1 ^$ s, \: c& Q- m> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
( m. y0 c0 S! b' p- V$ E> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
0 g( r0 }& S8 h! {7 ~2 }" m> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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> 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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: @2 u- i) B  _> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
6 \  R& E: J9 ~! }> 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.
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6 W" m) d& x3 m! H* e" ]% s6 [> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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' U, B5 P+ ?4 V6 m> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
$ e+ a" Q( i  ?" E5 C. k# Y4 O> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
" v( i' d/ @6 K6 a. ~8 I1 _, s> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
* f+ J: }/ F# S% ]; y0 t> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
9 M: P' z" z0 x+ d$ Y) f* r& O+ U> important to you.
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+ B1 M$ b( g; z+ L! b  b3 ~> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
! u5 T  d- T% T2 A) J' M> 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
/ x" I- m: t  V* [% |, W  P% s> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
3 A, d8 r2 G8 |  T, a1 x7 k> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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, ?! H; f4 U& R% R5 z' S> 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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> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
* |7 f" f) ?/ K( r( N" a0 u# R> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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0 x% B: a: W* y3 J- x> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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