Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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, M' H6 j' l) N6 y8 C# P; w, U+ ^> 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
2 P9 [/ P3 k* Y8 {5 b2 Y> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
! w7 W+ }/ q$ P* Y1 d; |( t> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
1 g1 }5 K: k9 ?# v4 [8 o> 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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> 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
" K7 `& e0 t' j% n6 k  W> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
8 \0 R5 ^) z( ~  Z! Y& S> agreed it was.
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. [! y/ \- _' T3 X7 F+ |> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
! l2 C8 W: u; C7 y6 p/ P> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
( e) ?) A/ ~( d; z( V3 \> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
5 ?9 n; I  Z9 u* J0 s> 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
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
8 s. \) j; ?# G/ l% Q  z> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
0 P4 M& j, |! B( `4 x! d/ Y1 h7 `, P& R> 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.
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> 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
# ~  A7 D& R, G, Q7 y> important to you.
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" ?9 l) b& D% e  u> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
  s, o2 `! v; ~( g& b> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
5 c! w# e# z5 G! ?+ V* ]) a6 C> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
. W( j' @& D6 k& t* \1 h> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
! x7 W, p0 U  R% e* X* s  N( 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
; J8 i9 g( `2 |' O4 ~% J: I> 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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4 d1 |4 H; }( s% \6 R/ W6 k> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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