Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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$ `: ?2 I8 Q5 w4 v" r> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
0 Q7 K- U  t( O5 e: @- ?7 H8 l3 G6 x> 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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3 c8 V6 W( b- ]> 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
. R; F3 \- i2 J- B0 R- u! e> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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/ ^7 U4 S1 @: F> 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
1 @* S# d& v# c( W, }7 I7 p> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
% @" @0 V$ S$ ^2 @> agreed it was.
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# r- m/ Y- b; t- Z/ f0 E7 m> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
. j. b9 K; w/ }3 M1 p7 c' D1 O> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
, P, s& [; W8 J. D1 Z. ], P( c# G6 p> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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, M. b# `' w  V* }0 I3 k8 {" f> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
" |. w( v, F3 Q> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
  N: u# T5 C2 P" D> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
$ i0 g) Y1 [6 N9 E5 ]> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
6 w- E1 ~2 g$ C' J> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
>
> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
>
+ m) P0 J5 L7 q9 u; U& q> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
# @( W3 c; o' h! h. l0 z> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
* c! F5 H8 m$ I; F> 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
( @' u  S3 a, `) R/ h8 d> important to you.
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- u- j! U0 [7 C/ E1 l' 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
4 S% V+ Y6 A) B" ]. h> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
9 a; h) V. C5 _( e, I> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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! n& Z9 p6 A8 h9 J# \5 [> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
6 ]* }( a. t" M: }* _> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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& j. N) E, f) o5 _  R; u8 M1 ]> 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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: l5 w- _6 p7 o> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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