Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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" g: E5 [2 L$ q" v6 [1 D! {+ R> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
+ m% e. h% n9 m> 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
3 S9 i7 }% e  |6 e9 t' H" T> 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 O$ e0 G! S6 U& ~2 [> 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
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
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7 X% a0 Q5 h; A$ @, p> 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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: ], T8 C( B+ ~9 P! V> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
, i0 K  u! R4 S- G> 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
  ?" q" v* j. x3 u$ ?9 k> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
% M# t. p" g) k> 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.
>
> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
: W: D; ?6 N/ v% M! }5 {. ^$ i: B& y9 p> your car.
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7 ~4 j) Z" Z& C> 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
. a5 E: K& e; o" Y> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
  J. i: M! q6 O- `> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
& G) J& q6 ]5 I* q> important to you.
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3 a; e( B! I1 k> "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
% _4 i6 }$ I- o& k> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
. t7 z% N* z4 ~! E8 ?/ p% x> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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. T1 T# n) \$ x6 h. S9 H$ }0 V- ]) h> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
0 W3 z6 v/ [  x> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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0 W7 W# I  S# k> 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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> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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