Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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3 }/ i2 B; N: f) d! V> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
& R9 k1 ~) d9 F" B8 }; a> 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
8 H# ^) T. r6 r5 {9 z, Y> 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
; H* n0 q* N$ R> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
; D# G0 D& z$ c6 ?- s> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
( p; {' q  s% E: r> 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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8 M* i, ?9 L$ K" O> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
( s6 }+ ^+ b" ~: n( |> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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5 j$ r8 `  I2 ]+ v" G2 O> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
* |5 n, K2 F0 L5 h> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
. s! a' v% b3 a5 j4 z2 H( `" Q> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
# T5 s9 X' s# T# j6 u( L> 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
8 `2 A! k& p" W0 E6 V> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
% ^6 z' L& J6 j5 |0 g5 [7 o+ |( f> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
( H- a6 j  Y) l> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
! K: s% N' w$ j; E5 `) J" C: Z> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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6 [  G" Q4 O' z; K; c4 w! s) Z0 [> "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
6 J% j" c! ~% F3 y> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
5 z& H0 T( g. O6 ?, m> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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. k5 l; s" I) h) |> 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."
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$ h. @& p) m4 V/ P; Z$ o> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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