Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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9 N+ _# n. z! L7 O; C* b> 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
" }8 ^: }! l7 r, N) ~> coffee.
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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
7 m& g7 b# t7 [" _8 u> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
6 c: q3 d+ {" A7 M8 a: Q> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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% ~& x5 u' k; B: m; t1 {> 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
8 F9 g" W/ ~; |+ Z6 n' C> agreed it was.
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7 v  K8 E( L! b7 P> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
' x% U/ I9 G5 o) E> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
4 U+ v- S% v; [; i3 B# O% Z> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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. u  D$ g1 \" `$ M, q6 q> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
1 w, a9 x; I" l* V. b> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
9 i# O" G1 F+ d% b7 y2 E> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
$ x( L( f* [* S3 W5 ?. w2 K! C> remained, your life would still be full.
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9 i2 o7 n& D/ z0 b> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
/ P& G& d- O' c- J> 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
  Y: t( R$ a9 h6 `* K> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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5 a0 q$ U; G0 r9 v( _0 l; e* p> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
7 p2 ?8 b4 `& C1 T> 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."
>
> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
8 q2 H5 X+ U$ ~- ^' j0 k> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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+ |9 Z8 |3 O3 _, n' N) _* |3 w) ?> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
( b" q6 }& w) n% k$ N> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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" E. ~6 U8 t6 b" E, a, Y> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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