Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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: L% B, E' |/ P( H9 B> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
- W$ _9 s8 `5 B0 i1 ?> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
> 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
$ P: d* s9 T* G5 e- B+ m' ^5 E> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
* x* \2 j7 g) ]7 E> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
: N' C' [; _. O& p( o1 `# e8 f' o8 e> 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
0 }7 s! a* t( f4 G9 @6 T> 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
1 F$ v: Y( t/ }1 m% A) ^> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
- p% d! I  t2 L/ C; [8 M2 H& l! L3 b> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
: T# S6 X3 F2 j: w) _4 V> 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
6 a/ I2 b! B: a> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
4 x2 j  ?5 v# V> 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 e) @$ ^4 v9 }4 Z9 |7 M> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
1 O" q1 v+ T! {2 U' L> your car.
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% l. v( d# |' T/ c" p> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
5 b' V; y0 o. B) g3 `- k: S: X2 R> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
; b& O8 c& N: R  y) h> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
; ~, B) v" U+ {> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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2 l6 h9 d# W$ L# O2 h# c6 G2 K> "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
! r5 b) ]- N" J( h- h1 Z% K7 ?4 U> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
, }2 a3 p6 ?8 p' Y$ x, k. F> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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0 Y* L( c  |7 n9 E7 p> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
* l$ b0 Z1 t: o> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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$ g0 W' P/ g) |& N5 \  C> 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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" v' Z# _: _( ~" n* w( p> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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