Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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/ _; U2 M7 P/ o> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
: l6 u: }! S/ ^1 k4 U> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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! o8 P& m5 O0 Y1 [2 C3 @> 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
> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
1 b! F7 Q8 V, W( x1 q# E- F4 H> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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, h  i  K) A% N/ h' d> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
0 {- ^+ z. ?( |) c& {> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
3 A9 Y5 _. |- g: k, y> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
2 r0 W) j; U0 i, }  |> agreed it was.
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7 |8 q8 J5 R: ~, u# q/ T> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
. H- W6 F2 N0 B> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
/ p) c+ l* O  a4 ]> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
> 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.
>
3 Q3 L, k  Q& |; D> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
$ ?. G$ ^, y: g8 M> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
5 @) d  Q, C7 l* y# N$ H> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
# B. E& x- u5 k" s> 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
> your car.
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4 l0 s/ S9 B" y4 T, P% L> 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
: }5 a( L/ S: d> 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
, ~( r7 K7 ^( R. l' {> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
( {8 H) C2 K0 m, m2 x1 C. B: \> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
0 d3 }- `! p" y, \- {6 J6 [" x> 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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4 W5 R7 H' o8 Z# B2 m> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
; t% M: w& q% s1 ?> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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2 w  S8 R  a) m" v> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
2 e1 s" }( z; N# y5 Y* F  M> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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8 B, _, {1 [& k  o> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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