Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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  ?; N' j: K0 p( @6 v3 S> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
/ L0 N1 N/ s: A2 K' x> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
>
> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
) e0 A7 ^& ]  c8 X> 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
+ ^0 N! ]0 e# g) O> 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
> 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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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
( z5 ]& P" d7 l; s6 [& V> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
, k- w- `9 J. c" A8 C> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
% x8 G0 ]4 X6 P, i7 \. f6 T> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
, D) c7 n( m. T0 U- i3 ^5 n> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
+ h( k) C  t9 i- V) X- |* H> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
4 L' M) `1 C" L& x> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> 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.
>
- e) ?+ B* m" x0 e& R7 B; }. |% ]> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
% B" k$ b3 X; v. P& L& K> 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
1 {: i9 u6 y' P7 D  r' h" w> important to you.
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  ~+ s4 ?4 U! H! p4 @4 Z> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
: P+ |1 f' ]8 [" h: }> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
- `1 S. M4 X' R# Q- A1 O> 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
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
* g8 T. S! u# j  @2 r) r- {3 \> 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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0 u& U) U8 w# Z8 l2 X0 \8 a- A> 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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/ ]% R% {' t- I$ K# A; ]> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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