Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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" O+ S( `( J6 M' e9 q> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
- w; G3 b: O" w" I+ ^2 ~. L( h> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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, K0 f' M% P# w: N> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
5 H7 t8 |" C2 T" U' y3 `> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
( }. j. n* d' L> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
' s# e3 @1 d$ r5 e, u9 Q> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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5 w) F& }( T: m6 X8 D4 q( e> 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
> agreed it was.
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% I  }# O- ^* j9 ~5 f8 N> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
2 @/ S# J( I/ k( F2 K> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
6 }( o3 b. l" S% c1 [> 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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, S; P4 [6 ^; d3 D, \# d+ U; V; G> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
) ], k9 Q: P0 b8 H> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
! P) m9 J7 q9 k/ ?! E> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
  ^. r8 ~' f4 O- t! F3 z% M> remained, your life would still be full.
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( w2 r  e. s: D3 X; w; x. W2 y> 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
/ }/ S3 u6 I' k+ A5 R> 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
> 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
" P6 ]: e* d6 s# `; d> 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
# ^4 N: d6 s  M9 d> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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6 i# W/ W+ s4 A' u0 T9 U) m4 ^> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
0 L4 |, i) S) `6 T2 I3 R/ a/ k2 ?$ _0 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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' W6 s' j. h7 ^> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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