Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
  p+ X# C- `1 Y0 y. r> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
) I3 [& K& t* G# I5 B> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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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
1 x* c, ?, s* u6 a> 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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: B% c! g: Y- n+ V, n0 _+ w> 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
6 O( y7 }! c. v6 b- {- M. u) l/ o> agreed it was.
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- }2 |0 D; Q9 t4 _& f5 m- N> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
# g3 q4 K5 W2 K- O% G+ l> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
1 J- p! w5 k7 {3 [4 ^" h( @> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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: D4 U& L2 K! A. }> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
5 b" P7 k1 n8 I* |  g0 _. F5 N% V. p> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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4 Y" K3 G& `7 u" A/ T* r, i> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
6 @& c6 e; D' J, D1 q( l3 o: V> 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
/ \' x. J3 a' z> 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
" |* o5 N0 Y7 p" ]/ g> your car.
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1 W$ W6 E' p$ C  Q8 }" _; C> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
/ L, D/ E6 d0 }* P. a> 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
, w. x, o! j8 P9 B4 L! u3 u1 y> 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
> 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."
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> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
% b* o' M- L1 u; i6 @. S> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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2 z; m, I7 c6 I+ T9 L3 }/ j7 V> 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 A4 H0 M" G  t5 m, T2 x  q> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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