Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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  I; J' J) [" s# }' J! k> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
, b) [  H7 ^7 U9 ?, ]4 e. s> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
>
> 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
" V' M3 o9 m$ d. P2 w( P( G1 c> 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.
>
6 _0 h# j* m! E3 j( p> 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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> 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
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
1 H+ I6 ?# ]( j> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
2 a5 N: v. H2 L; o5 z, f> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
5 v2 _7 h1 Y% ^! D1 G> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
7 F* Y  `! g& f, y* @4 c; O> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
8 D  Q8 m7 _' N> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
' c2 n9 y. Q, \: [/ L! P0 D1 W) |8 }> 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
3 n+ E+ s0 B# ~+ b: E1 e> your car.
>
> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
6 E* [4 f- j9 `5 ?' N" L, z! O, ~> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
4 ]( T4 \- l0 ]% b. n: R> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
, W9 q! I) ?. z! u" @' w9 m> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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5 v* k( p( [. i5 N> "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
- [5 E$ j4 t" Y) `+ v> 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
! f6 @+ L1 ~+ s0 D( c. f) i> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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" ~3 h2 U: ^" d' x' `) Z- t> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
& k- e2 c. ^5 a$ j+ L8 R$ S> 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,
& ^" `1 `) A  j; x# g/ C> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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) v1 v3 q0 B0 [; O" @> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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