Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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1 j3 X& B8 G9 W  m$ `> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
7 J' X. h5 y9 j1 @> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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! d! G; O3 F6 c2 q8 f6 f' D> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
/ g* @0 o. _% \, w# e4 S+ I5 W> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
$ b( Z1 }6 \" t' L( M: C, B7 C( `> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
2 T% ?4 n5 d/ K' p% q( _: P- o> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
) y( w3 y3 }8 ~* K  t& M2 Z> 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
4 b8 m" R! o5 g9 x& |  L. o6 e0 v5 o> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
% e, {6 a; e0 W> 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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4 m  d6 T8 L7 a$ V/ o6 i> 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
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
; H8 Q0 q/ I4 B5 P# I; W0 I, ~> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
% M& i: E! B1 `7 i> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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- V+ p: V; z. n, ]: [  `- |> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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) q' E0 X/ S* U8 p1 ^0 I$ C+ @> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
6 _; Y0 _' B5 ], l& K! G& L> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
$ d& T( q, E. _0 p> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
7 q+ b% ~) y3 O5 p- W0 Q, D> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
7 r  I: e& R0 o/ Q# T& r- @# O; [> important to you.
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8 d; }% ~7 x1 M8 s  n; P! v" R> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
( G0 ]: |& g$ q% i# ]6 q+ U> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
" n+ Q% ]! c1 M2 [. u3 ]4 a. [> 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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, D8 w" K0 R5 g+ H> 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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, v. [0 w* A# k# z> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
( Y8 ~+ f. Q$ N! b9 w> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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( K& B" t$ s. F4 r9 U; x2 X( X: P, U> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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