Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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2 Z  h! A4 X' C7 v; l- J; {0 C> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
  P6 t  J3 _* o2 e+ g, P5 l> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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1 h& |7 f) G+ ^> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
/ @' o3 @' U# h9 A> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
, C+ U7 r* _& l' [0 t> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
2 D' N4 _# M3 g1 l  ~$ u7 p% d* f> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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5 n. c1 u* X  ?$ ~' P7 d> 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
; ]* g1 w, w3 W* n8 h> agreed it was.
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5 l" Q) ]( W9 f> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
% T8 |' w/ N! ?1 g6 W> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
& m1 ~7 ?' N. Z3 \' @> 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
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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, {: m7 S2 c5 [; F: }1 C> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
) Z6 S1 ^/ ^: x4 F> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
1 D* \' S' K$ L" j/ Y0 ?" P/ l: J; R> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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: {3 o* F( |: c0 h> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
2 ]/ J8 y% N# p9 q8 s) M5 M> your car.
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7 X7 Z5 o, h& V9 k' Q+ G> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
( ]" H$ x2 ]4 D& O> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
/ z* k! L4 O/ h( f> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
: O& s' `2 ]1 L- d4 g> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
7 G) R. b. K* b7 `, E5 Y* s> important to you.
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) _. i+ R5 R  I0 t> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
" }3 {' o& n! t, o# D* Q" h% `" z' r> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
2 [& h, ~! N1 t: Y7 P> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
0 U9 r9 B2 |0 V; ]3 S9 G7 \/ U> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
' t5 Z( t) p$ Z# {2 l> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
# Q* s  T- b& b/ x  T# V% y' |( u> 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
  {( j1 F. F1 D' U$ B> 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,
7 B% {% {, R. P8 }  q> 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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