Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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6 ~& N' b/ @% F9 ~) v$ h> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
: l8 o4 }. u! B> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
4 t" W% E$ _4 K* d> coffee.
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- D+ D! j. n/ W5 {$ `> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
# Y2 q' a6 \2 j- M6 A: g6 ~> 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
$ @+ u% P! _2 M9 V0 h0 I> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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> 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
) ^  C! u7 B1 T* x% d  v: m> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
" n  W9 W' d3 T6 d: y> agreed it was.
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/ _. `4 t! C( g. q> 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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> 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
, a$ d" L! h0 v" L# ]0 l' v3 `0 o> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
/ r) z4 b" A- F5 p6 r1 k; `> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
0 `/ N/ A" N, g9 v7 H> 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
7 }* w) Q( v7 `. N/ a> 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
; W# P8 F+ v  v" w# K2 D> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
8 D1 d; k8 }/ w2 h> 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
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
: H5 v6 H7 X5 G8 x" |. L7 o" j> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
; {3 H2 ~$ X) t: K( v. b! i> 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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> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
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( G" L/ S' a* r8 G9 c> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
& q# f9 ]9 d5 G1 A% L> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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0 ^# g$ J/ R8 T9 g> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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