Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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2 a- g: X$ T3 P# `" N> 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.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
; R+ i4 c3 a3 d; Z9 z2 i> 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
& Z) q0 x5 E$ ^) Z> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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$ i& |# s  X' e) j> 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
0 R  y; b1 l: w3 H/ o9 d7 q> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
9 z! f6 L2 T7 n6 e/ g> 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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9 S: H# L( z+ ^; y> 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.
>
- K' J4 l1 z+ D  y> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
; u+ W: `9 `8 u$ v4 a6 A! C- g> 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
> 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
$ x. {# g$ a: D> 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
& `2 u6 }1 x' N$ V5 n> 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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9 I# u/ f7 x- j- l; g> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
- a; L, C* }9 N& `+ t6 u> 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
- ]" F" o0 o; N" l> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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1 ^# v6 s2 e% M0 l& ?; Y; J> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
0 R8 s% g7 ~5 z7 c> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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  z0 O2 F8 s! U> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
0 R1 V$ m' ]2 l> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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/ @2 w7 G* U( |2 k  P$ B> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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