Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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* q1 [7 T' ]. E> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
; R3 {6 O4 D# ^+ K  k! E> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
>
1 s+ B, t, J% P$ C+ u4 m> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
6 \! v1 z9 [5 k" h' ]& ^# ^> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
# Q( R7 L! j. \: U. _, x4 ]> 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.
>
% h6 a' [4 ]' _" h* a3 o> 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
' A6 R. O1 h0 K1 ?> agreed it was.
>
> 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
9 N- I1 y3 L8 A5 V7 o# D> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
. o4 D# ^1 c8 D> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
, L! G% T# I; h8 L* R> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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* e# f: f* P9 M$ G2 z> "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
3 \& J" |& d; F% `> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
# o; g2 ~5 G& M( G% R: J$ x( K> remained, your life would still be full.
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. l5 ^4 `9 y* E  p  O> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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. v6 A6 x: C( H- j> 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
1 r* ]6 K" u* F* S; n" ?> 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
: O) A1 G+ d9 q9 ~* _) }> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
. u! I1 f: x/ S. J. R> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
  J& ~& r! N6 J. t' x> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
. z/ h4 h+ R' V% a> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
' J6 p  o. \& s7 Z> 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
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
>
- Y" n$ \+ x' [4 \> 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."
>
> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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