Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
( F6 u: V2 r1 p, v> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
2 p. o9 o( o6 K3 s. \) {1 u, e) t> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
/ f3 [9 ]  T2 }7 d> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
- I( t0 x1 S* O3 e4 I1 q$ j  p> 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.
>
. W3 y  V2 j) P' v# M$ @. l2 t" ]  ~> 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.
>
7 P! x( `, i- d& E6 [! T* [4 _> 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
# a4 s5 @0 {+ L& m' z9 [" D% n- E> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
8 B- C6 K+ x0 V1 l1 g' J> 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.
>
. A6 x0 P2 p; v$ u) X> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
9 }( m4 _( |2 x0 t/ J* ^  Z> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
>
  L) D& q8 j+ R6 z> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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/ I% _* m5 C# n, x! S> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
% Q3 q% @9 f; \3 D& R* ?% j+ `> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
) N5 E: E& r- `9 F> 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.
>
>
> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
2 Z9 }3 W7 v/ t7 q  A9 v$ b> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
7 }3 b* C2 J- E+ J> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
7 Z' ]% u  z6 z. ^> 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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> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
>
> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
  F, m% N/ V) d6 K3 p, b( K" I> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
>
5 F: O/ l0 d1 p5 d8 y. {. f> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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