Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
4 R4 @  Z3 o$ ]5 N9 y> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
3 _$ B& S8 M6 j: Q; L> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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- l& U% t( \& n" Z4 h> 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
* o; U. u+ v6 \1 h( c" s> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
5 U" T, R4 `, J$ k- A. g/ k* }> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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3 A' T5 H! ]& |; H9 Y7 \3 h( w4 B> 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
& p$ w; N; H/ f* |> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
) L# g0 E" Q6 t6 s  o. [% Z> agreed it was.
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> 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
3 ], Y  N' `# b! ?3 z! G. b- t> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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0 u$ b+ b# ?/ f2 ]# r> 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
- @% H" A  I; J) L  }. R0 R> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
5 o" I3 p0 [4 V6 e1 |4 N> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
* \( G2 |. H2 h/ v3 W> 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
2 N/ t5 v1 k% I  f% V: l> your car.
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4 g# y: P8 B4 X5 l> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
, M; N1 L' I2 H7 R2 B: x> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
% L. B2 `( w  {7 |6 P* b% R# v> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
4 \2 d: m  a: @0 {" L> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
. X  x/ L3 Q/ m> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
5 S8 N8 I* y# U8 z, i% v6 [> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
3 g! `( n' `0 W$ q6 w! e> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
4 V8 i: [; G: p  G3 e> 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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0 w& l2 z2 ~& U4 }0 D> 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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6 K+ P- k# L; O( P( D> 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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4 E& H& h" x$ ^0 o8 _" d2 f7 X> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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