Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
7 `* ?1 F' b- F# L" K> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
. W  O! V6 @7 q9 f> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
( U6 w  e" v% w( [5 u) X> coffee.
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> 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
9 a9 A& z4 L, i. h> 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.
>
> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
  `. }  F9 ~" n$ k> 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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( ]1 x  I; {# B7 z( r0 @' Z> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
' R& @6 u" [3 S5 ~. O> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
1 x% @0 u; d9 i5 J! ~* b> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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- B% |+ U5 {5 Z" K2 U) S> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
) }9 K* n0 M% D1 Z9 S7 o> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
  ^  ~; d4 e' I. k> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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! e! o: k- x# s5 W2 T> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
8 i0 M4 [! x. h/ y> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
, }, }: j9 c5 k3 h5 D> 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
> your car.
>
9 e( s) z. s. C> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
# l8 F, {2 Z. z1 h8 e) Y0 h> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
, W$ Q5 B9 [9 \; p3 \> 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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' ]! D' C3 E: g) E> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
! A2 s# H3 {7 l- n: E> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
4 g: a6 L+ H& u# y8 C2 ^> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
6 \3 S" d7 T+ [, v1 }> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
" p- t- L- K4 r9 u$ n5 @/ L# m3 d> 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,
> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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; o! U$ K3 b# t1 q) @8 P> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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