Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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6 @/ E1 j8 }& q8 u/ ?# J> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
6 V, Z' r8 {2 S2 _4 O8 Z> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
; L/ }1 V7 ~5 k/ D> 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
/ b" ^1 J7 X1 s7 ^% V5 a> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
( D" H( `) }7 }5 {> 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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& p) `$ v6 c+ F: V> 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
4 _4 P1 }: X1 I. r1 |> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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5 O2 h3 r: [" d: r3 L, A, k( U8 H% k> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
: w6 l% V$ x8 j& U, Z> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
) `# N' K; |( ?, Z0 r7 }. k5 a> 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
# ]# y: d! ?( `0 l6 f3 B  O> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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/ q$ D. J4 k7 T1 L% v5 \> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
! q2 m* Z3 x# _; ^6 T- |- i> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
- b9 K( l8 U) f: ?; i4 g> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
( R0 y) R% G0 r7 L$ u> 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.
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9 Q( o, H- u! S2 r7 r9 B& `: i> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
7 G% r0 Q# u5 i$ Y6 S4 ?> 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
- l1 C8 C% f% B> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
' X3 x5 R& L! s> important to you.
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( F' e, r# m6 A; i" v. A1 E& Z> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
$ Y  K, g7 Q' E2 p> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
1 U4 X3 @% c1 p' B$ S/ ?7 K) W> 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
0 i5 s6 K, \/ I8 y+ j+ Q> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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/ X% {3 W; E  ^+ x> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
" u2 j) M7 n: l> 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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7 [- Q9 m; h  t+ _3 ~3 S> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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