Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
) e* Z2 M# I1 q3 K> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
: N1 M$ i' w" ?0 g* G> 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
: F. s" e. F9 y5 R2 \& G' j( b1 Q> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
7 V! t* ^6 Q5 k. E7 B* C# L> 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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6 i: {0 C4 I- f9 K> 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
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
5 V8 U3 e  O6 s> 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
7 v5 z' w7 e0 L4 d( I> 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
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
6 f! B$ ^2 X; l( ?> 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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0 r. u7 _0 {6 j6 E> 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
> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
# B; b6 p2 u$ A/ `3 h; q$ @: C> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
) v! H  I( N/ F% l> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
7 J5 _) @% N4 q# j7 o> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
0 G3 X* L, Q9 a- n> 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
0 W9 O% @7 q+ w5 ]6 m  f* x> 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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- ^3 X: Z! V: N" h> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
4 v/ J" @$ U8 A- X- R> 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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> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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