Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
2 P9 j% O, _: n9 ~: k  f4 {1 J> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
' P5 P- p) a4 |/ w> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
! i) W$ [* m- }> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
. D- i+ a& }) K  H> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
1 [) [. C4 d) e( o) @0 }> 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
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
9 l$ _# ^, C; T' g> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
: _, E  X  U7 I> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
! _6 ~: L) r/ n  b> 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
, K7 \$ ^4 S! c, }" I4 U4 N> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
% J4 U, z" x  \/ h% R  t7 V4 ]> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
2 ]2 Z- F" [  ?: d# [. a> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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0 F# T" z" p. U2 w" C/ R( P> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
; ?, n: I8 g6 B8 |0 L> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
2 j8 N& C( ^! [> 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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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
# E, p' o, v& }> 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
/ l2 }' T; f3 Y> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
4 [. q6 t2 u0 p- ^7 t: N5 R) l) g> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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( b' y; A: T, v* w. ]> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
0 b( t+ S/ z* f; O> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
' S, i% d; i6 [! C! C8 u+ l> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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8 Z9 {2 N& B! r2 \% S# r> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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