Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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1 {: b( C5 s, Y; p# j% H/ A> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
- g7 F# a1 A, O% U> 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
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" U8 g/ Q3 ?+ ]; ~- M9 Z7 y! V0 e> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
! f1 r+ Y7 G( j2 D1 I> 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
> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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8 t" G+ g: h; v4 R! v1 s- t> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
3 {  Y  f+ o5 M> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
* j% N/ m# K7 Y5 ]3 y> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
1 Z. }1 I, S& u1 M  O" l> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
; w; r$ @5 c+ |& w' r  q* ~> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
( S3 G( x0 o4 X3 [$ T0 }9 ]3 L> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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$ M! L! R1 s! t8 F$ u> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
% w# G% T" g7 O5 }> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
9 Y8 G; t' {% e2 Y& i4 E( {> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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4 \% Y: a/ \! \1 m. b> "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.
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/ i1 g# N4 l6 N: M9 j4 J> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
3 N5 Q# f0 z: f" p% c8 c  I5 E% O> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
  N1 w9 _% \( B> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
+ P4 \6 h, `$ y. e4 h> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
1 ^! W, Z1 h0 r" J2 z9 g  U> important to you.
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1 ?9 k, A6 d4 E  A' E, u> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
4 C" H& b2 k- t3 Q- Y> 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
- q+ Z4 b4 |/ I3 h, J> 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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0 D  R- d) S. w: z> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
" d. X: R' }1 V: t3 g7 {> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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* w9 |0 x6 V. }; T& F: V> 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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/ T7 k* k0 i$ ?, v% {> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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