Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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+ }7 A( q' Y  G' x9 s8 e$ N> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
- j* M5 w( E3 ^- t8 _  Z> 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
# n% q4 Q' C, C# {> coffee.
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  U- A$ i- V8 E5 e% }  v! P> 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
) R' O: m: x  \* P> 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.
>
4 c* j  c( W) t  }! W' ~4 N> 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
7 e+ ?' T* ?7 X7 }7 z  R> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
' X& j: `- x% k+ e  ]& _/ Q> agreed it was.
>
# e; n* G6 p! C> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
* C) c* W+ w# Y- }% U4 B> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
1 n& a* h- ~6 _! w$ {% T> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
& x: J6 i3 v$ C+ u& F8 k$ A# v> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
' W9 b5 p+ u* P> 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
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
>
" l/ U# o$ L' ?! F8 X> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> 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
% ^! o# F0 v( m8 C& w3 P> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
2 ^% f+ T: e$ S- g> important to you.
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> "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
( O- H$ g# q' y+ Z' G> 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."
>
> 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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1 n9 u9 u) ]' l3 o> 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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