Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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* B% ?4 S1 Y, W> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
7 e' E  @+ W, e' Y> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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0 y& ]. i- @0 P4 T8 M> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
1 u  z' [. x7 X. {% r8 e& o> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
7 J: m. h0 B8 b> 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
/ `6 ]' \/ w1 R9 e9 @+ r* X> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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> 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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> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
( t  J4 b+ C. J* N, T2 Q9 V+ E& r> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
( `3 W1 i' ^( A' ~4 t# c> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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9 a% {. V: H8 h% I3 _> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
3 A$ t! O/ n3 [. p> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
. w1 R) I! w1 ]/ [, t> 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
7 ]9 Z( H. T7 e& ]: Q  N> 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
  A6 K- O) Q+ z" g) I6 T3 m> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
6 X! `) H5 ^, A1 J> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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" s. s& t, Q1 F" q> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
4 R6 r+ q: [, m! p  w: R1 B> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
* U9 u2 @/ q  q> 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."
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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."
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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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' @% \, _/ d" S: s2 b/ b- @) ?> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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