Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
. G  O. L6 g9 Y4 i/ t) v> 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
> 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.
>
6 U) x0 L# J8 W2 ^4 ]4 ~0 |> 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
+ [% A% K& ]7 B* b3 k: K- k> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
% b- N! v; R' i' ~5 Q: L# l( u( G> 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."
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/ B8 o# h) I: S> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
7 n' x. q$ v4 I! U, J> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "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.
>
1 v! |/ J0 {. C3 @7 f  E; }* l> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
0 a" _; b1 i; g4 A4 B: ?2 n> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
. M" |" z2 J3 s, U> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
7 J5 K1 L; O+ O0 `6 `* q> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
$ n1 `$ O& x+ v8 ^' _% o> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
; Z* E2 t5 n. p$ u> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
; j) F0 `9 J  w3 N> 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
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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" h" x. I' Q: K) `9 k+ D3 Y! v> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
) a9 O9 t* Q6 q: ?> 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,
> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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! z( E. a/ K2 w> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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