Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> 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
> 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
> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
+ b% W5 b) z! a> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
>
% o6 ?+ v. w* V0 Y! _! z: @, p> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
/ a# V; L/ L, C' @> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
2 Z4 i7 E& z) Z- M2 c: K( `2 v5 {6 W> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
>
> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
# e8 x( F0 [+ ~3 n( q: a7 ?/ c> 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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) f$ C; b/ d) A" O5 ?> 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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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
1 g9 m! ~( [) u" p! d> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
" ]0 Z2 ]* r- t7 V: O- A> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
! q  r( t- g; d' D; P: u> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
7 ^* r1 j- H$ q: M7 _9 s- G> remained, your life would still be full.
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* f1 ~8 _9 p* \% m) j) i$ Z7 k0 @& ^: y> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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2 b0 I2 Q$ u4 f6 S1 m> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
8 v2 W4 S* p$ E! n> 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
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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6 P1 ~3 S6 M- \4 |* l4 B9 w> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
5 t1 S! t8 a* }# L> 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
> 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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' h/ H# J  B$ Z# A> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
/ x. D/ U* Z4 W/ J9 `- n' y> 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,
# T* t* K/ l3 i0 Q4 s+ N5 u7 w> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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1 r8 O* W% W: j" b+ Y6 Q$ p; w0 y> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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