Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
" w* v6 q5 _) _> 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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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
" K3 b+ s$ i3 [> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
. r; Z" u% t, b8 q! j2 X* P> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
' X3 q1 h" o1 c+ K" u> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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# R- Y- \% \6 a. J; e> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
/ H, f0 J7 j& r9 ]- X+ ]> 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
> agreed it was.
>
( T1 x+ I2 I/ A/ \5 P, l/ R+ ?% e5 s4 I> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
9 c( ?* [. V0 |. R- f> 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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7 P, g/ Y# l8 N! l; \0 B> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
3 h1 Z* p3 {1 S4 P0 g8 e  l> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
$ i+ i/ Z+ [1 T) N0 A7 H/ f8 f4 L7 H> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
5 w: Z# S2 p5 N/ H$ E) E' l* E> 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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+ r8 C6 C& q) r6 _- D; D' J  M> 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
6 ~1 t7 L* `8 t. c( w> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
  j& K! S. y2 P2 T> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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- \1 [/ T+ u& t  p8 H9 t& W> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
! C" s) y! n4 }8 a5 E> 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
> 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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. \; o3 H2 m+ d( i* L: Y8 o> 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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& _2 Y- {8 Q7 }+ `0 B  F> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
+ X( Z# Z6 t; b- c& U$ |> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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) x+ g% h# r+ h6 ~* T% K+ k( ^$ C> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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