Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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- f( x7 h+ _! ?9 {> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
+ o- _' ^, h& z9 j0 {0 N# C, c> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
/ A7 f. X8 J3 P# w4 I: Q: T> 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
. o, K/ o* b# F7 h- y$ W> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
; s' h/ W3 q1 h" C& T> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
>
- w& o& G/ ~* X* e+ z/ ~+ P6 v0 G> 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
: C) M  H. l4 l% j' d> agreed it was.
>
* K  O! h% O4 s; K1 o5 ]/ U' c> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
* ]) K+ u4 r) h& X& ~> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
; s1 W9 |6 t, b9 |> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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' G# U: j! V7 n4 J; m3 i& Q> 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.
>
> "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.
>
: I) |2 q; p0 V/ q! g& p> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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1 x: r7 k' V; \9 A4 X> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
6 }4 j6 X5 p  C& J> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
> 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
# u8 |8 l+ s! J9 x> important to you.
>
>
> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
4 d" ^+ u8 \' ~0 R0 `: C: Q! S> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
2 c; J# h  i5 [) ]> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
+ W0 @  o" u0 J: n4 \6 H3 Q: I" O. P> 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
) ~* I: Z0 ]' B' R> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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+ E" z) T; ~1 r; U. H7 {1 t> 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,
> 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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