Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
7 h' j: l. R3 ^0 }> 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.
>
> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
1 }% X3 y$ t# D, J2 E* 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
> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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3 l* m# H+ n7 F2 ~" p/ o7 _4 X" _% {> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
$ O- a& n3 S% u# S( Q) E3 Y: y" [> 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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, r; R4 ?3 j; c3 f' c8 h( H  Z: X: m* w> 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
0 P- w1 S% m5 P- z; c- P> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
& d2 h" M3 ?* [" y% ]9 ~> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
( D4 b0 d6 N, N$ T9 a+ @> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
> "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
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
) E0 F0 W; c( r/ j1 u6 x/ F> remained, your life would still be full.
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$ {$ y& n" c1 x8 F  A> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
>
* i" I' x4 \8 t- w) h& u, D" O3 n> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
  U8 f+ a# ], x% V6 z8 K2 a> 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
+ i8 o7 w" e7 w6 {$ V% e7 K> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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% `) _1 s: |6 E- _. T> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
& [% E5 _; N7 m3 I3 L1 Q8 |> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
3 B. K) d$ n1 x% b> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
5 \/ q8 W; o' B3 S7 \1 ~7 R: w> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
: o8 n2 k% L1 J% M% G> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
% q6 i7 D* t/ }7 s> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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9 v9 j8 J+ z$ T% k  b> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
> 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."
>
" Y* w1 j7 v) r5 X) \> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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