Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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" `2 |- x! ^) T> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
7 j% @( s# J9 O. U  `3 C( K> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
! y  |) T9 ?. i" [> 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
> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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2 @5 g9 F9 V% G( k: ^5 |> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
8 L! c2 X' Z$ K0 J/ o> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
3 i# i' X0 t4 B2 @! |$ d, `5 V> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
* r3 ?7 V5 s3 g% K> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
6 p4 P0 P- i- O! h) O8 S1 ^2 L! Q> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
( c/ m' I. G& @> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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: W3 C  o7 I3 f4 f6 h& o> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
- _! O" o! S9 ?! d- N> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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) _4 f7 s+ c3 j> "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
, C, h& z- g. @> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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" n9 l2 M! g  t$ ?6 o" k) c. A> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
- J' M; x1 N7 A9 x$ z: [" u, G; e> your car.
>
> 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
+ I8 ~3 d( C( m) u' j- c; ^5 f> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
9 {; ?, @1 L( R2 F+ C" E8 }1 w  Y. R> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
* f* [; o# {" J! {( f& e> 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
* o: [* o! i9 t> 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
5 l  Q  `  I. X+ w% F. ^( W> 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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6 Z+ @* Z$ y0 N4 d) }' l> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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