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.
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0 L& c1 [4 F$ _' w> 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
8 u2 q& }1 P/ Z2 m> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
>
> 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
. h( ~. F( ?3 ^> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
4 m( A5 u2 T+ @& l> agreed it was.
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! d* j8 @  R8 ?! O> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
1 _% K& H  {: V/ \4 d$ D! {9 W; v) h! \> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
> 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
, R0 J, n1 r7 N) l. i/ ?0 ]> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
$ [3 N' `" G; P2 T" m) i$ J> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
% j7 S' B% }! _/ C> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
: J: {* v3 }1 L7 ?& k$ C9 y  B> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
- l6 ~) i, c" ~, g> remained, your life would still be full.
>
& C8 R% l4 j- U7 _' \; R: x> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
( p. w( c' q. m; s> 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
0 ~1 H% f8 @( z( l7 `> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
; g; x: m8 ^2 V, q> important to you.
>
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8 L/ p" I: ^- {' ~> "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
> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
9 g  A6 w) q& `9 i> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
3 x+ {) M3 f6 l& b1 z4 r. A9 c1 R> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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# [1 I: t5 {4 j5 U> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
* f3 F6 ^$ C$ R> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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# |5 r! Y5 T0 K9 V, D> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
( E4 B" e' i: h# [0 _* r) R> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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