Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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4 x0 S3 J5 n2 A; ]! H) D& P> 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
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" V' @6 l' Q& `: |" L; h5 q. i> 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
> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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0 N6 K  i5 _* W" g1 n0 M6 j+ U> 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
. S- S- z) R! f/ ?> agreed it was.
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( P; `2 A8 i: K) A0 o7 y) F% G> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
8 v8 f( `8 h; v+ ~/ I! N8 I> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
# O) H+ D# u- |3 N% d> 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
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
  w! i. M# u* w> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
>
1 H$ @: R; m, O3 {/ {+ H> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
: c( C' p, @$ a, o' |2 M$ L> your car.
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* S" W5 |5 E/ w( J& s' L$ ^> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
2 t  ]# o6 k- k+ U6 j8 {# L! j> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
$ F% Q2 e' H0 A4 }  \6 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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/ M6 `0 A' a: J> "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
; b0 q( O% E8 W> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
& E! g5 x4 _* {: a% j: T. T> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
. c% N1 q' I; t# E2 l! Y, S  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
3 i* K& X- l* E2 Q# k> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
>
> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
>
> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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