Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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/ w' r9 \7 d! |/ F7 x" r8 O, X5 |> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
" X8 a4 f3 B7 M0 I2 @# w> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
4 t1 i3 Y! ^  D/ [; y1 x> 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
5 W8 l$ z' P0 m6 \0 u6 R> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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% {6 c1 {' m) d6 ~8 s> 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
> agreed it was.
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' \9 w/ N- U2 C  b> 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
2 Y% Z3 O: j3 k# h# q7 X> 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
  w0 H7 v7 P# q: H% K) q> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
" B/ o8 d: }3 T! Q3 i8 h> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
  q' _* O; h' y# L+ E) m, P( ]) W> 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
! [: z8 b+ V% @6 O* v" m* h> remained, your life would still be full.
>
+ Q6 y6 V% j0 |6 b" a! r; L3 E> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
& e+ t1 w2 }, `$ i2 p3 T> 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
> 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
9 K! v2 `9 E1 n( A- R8 Y: s> important to you.
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+ I7 v. }; X, k+ t1 Z' a> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
4 y( ^( ^! m* C1 ~3 L4 `# O9 @> 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
9 I6 N  b- C5 L8 }/ H> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
> 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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6 R1 k; U9 V+ ^* f> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
5 e. b% ]' Y' a! |" ^1 q; U> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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" T. h$ }- {! D5 h" z> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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