Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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* C$ g6 Z7 ?: h( r% u> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
5 D- y; ?" }  ~# Q4 x; N+ p> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
>
> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
' n, Z6 S0 Z9 [7 }> 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
2 z" m, O' I; q  m+ U; e' q7 b> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
>
0 A! Z2 {: L. R; Z! 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
3 n1 h( a6 F. s$ _# g  [> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
- c9 u( y' n" M) j+ ]> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
  p6 z$ [6 ?7 O  \, A> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
2 i& E3 _" C. K0 @) E$ N! F6 P> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
) E. X7 x- {2 A> 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
- o3 M  l5 ~8 t; x> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
3 h3 `! c1 S# c1 V> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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$ H# _& j) ?6 h+ k( V% @( j9 l, n> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
; s, V6 e# p2 n7 @5 r5 s7 `& @> your car.
>
> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
" a( W2 F: d5 m* |0 {, r% {. M7 v> 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
% q: _& M: k2 h> important to you.
>
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
& Y1 v: ?8 n* b: o7 y> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
$ w+ q$ S3 U5 P& j5 u- s" x> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
- e% b: ~+ d6 u( _7 R" P; G8 M; J> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
7 }4 [0 m) K; C> 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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> 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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