Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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/ m" b$ @; k% r* 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
2 A: i) a! t0 k+ q6 ]> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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6 e1 K3 ^3 L( Z, M- H1 U> 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
> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
- i& e3 E) B- h+ K. P7 Z> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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( k. B( N- V0 {- K) z9 H: ~> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
; |& @3 A# ^/ [* v  U> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
) y, [/ ~- W4 Z' Y> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
. P) M& n3 ^+ [% c# t9 E- Z> agreed it was.
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0 f1 _" p* n1 `7 t5 p+ F  @> 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."
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4 y  J" h! h" J( V> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
" ~/ t8 U4 Y* \3 p6 ]0 j7 E> 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
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
! \: ~# |" f: d! f- W> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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> 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
> 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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  A# |" l8 }0 Q% d% o> "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
> 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
9 Y  E) a8 U  i+ J+ ~: q8 O- A> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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' n) A* M- u( M. M/ I! c) _> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
9 L. u) N2 f+ n> 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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> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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