Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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) A3 r3 |0 J% Z$ i1 H+ r6 \7 y> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
8 D8 U* J+ n/ G/ g3 O; m- o> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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; K6 O6 @: l. ]7 O5 M, n* a> 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
5 N3 o0 M+ Y  F( Z> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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/ f3 t8 G/ \; u5 n! Y1 a# {> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
1 C, p5 Q) ]1 t' `! Y! k2 ~> 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
8 ^& q/ K  M% V  V> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
" K, Z6 l6 ?# Q2 i5 p2 Y% q> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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& ]3 K$ P! @% x> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
* f3 G% K/ T) i0 j2 _> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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! R$ Y2 G8 p& M% d* a6 Z' }> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
2 L3 m  L  e9 t: M> 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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> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
: f- N- n. i# S/ \' Y> your car.
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9 O! \# ?' L' I- k5 i> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
* x, {# D( X0 b9 X, p> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
" k; Y- Y/ |3 c1 w2 `- H$ j> 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
( ~6 A8 R6 {7 x; ~  U# H+ ]4 C> important to you.
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> "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
: V. Z; U; r1 H2 g, N, B" p0 R> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
2 J3 ~1 L4 u8 R% L6 X> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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3 f& z+ l% E, ]& C> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
5 x! f4 @9 g7 H: ^' R> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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% r  M1 m( W5 J) E' Z/ U. j> 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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& x0 D( N2 J& g& x& N! ~> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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