Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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# x' b# G4 z/ n> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
2 G0 j7 F% _) L: }' }- K+ k, f( ]  v> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
/ Y% q9 Z$ i/ B! _# j0 w& e+ f> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
>
> 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
- A- [" w/ f5 f> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
2 E* F3 r% i7 E* Q7 o  _6 ~# a% F, I> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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- o4 T* ?- V1 ~2 L( P> 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
> agreed it was.
>
9 }, B9 N7 k8 ?4 k( J3 b3 _> 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
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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, o2 y8 q7 k4 P7 ^, N> 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
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
% I2 o% B* C+ S3 r# J" w> 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.
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> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
+ Y5 D: a2 s- m) q> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
" V7 Z2 r' q% {# h5 o% W2 Z> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
6 E' w0 \  H" u4 G) p" w% j> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
; Z  K. s3 [( V- S> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> 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
- u( ^  Q6 Z3 S' h) v$ i0 U> 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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' c% d' v0 n4 t, H$ h2 P# o! w- w> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
6 q. Z, N/ t/ M' A7 L* Q) U> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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" F/ w! L- c) s, w> 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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