Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
4 ]1 I3 a* s4 p; q5 p' L> 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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7 W! [0 ^7 Q: d/ ?> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
4 F% I7 l. I( V2 b, k% {> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
7 b0 v, _$ j" O4 K- }. _> 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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> 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
> agreed it was.
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* D/ m; N; M1 l# B( ]8 t& O8 m> 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
. ?* T& b! \+ |& l# h. i, C> 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
3 \$ T. d. d  K& [0 l> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
% Q3 E# A. G9 H8 |> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
4 P: N+ q. F6 M( O> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
9 r! p+ ]* X+ J: [; s6 `6 b> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
' E3 U% Q/ J0 f0 I8 U( m5 \> 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
> 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
+ {# |8 }1 o: G# o> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
$ z0 K* z* h2 o' `0 p0 z> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
! z2 a+ f1 @, l> important to you.
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+ R* C4 _8 _4 w% V8 w3 W> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
# ^5 T# \+ ~6 Q7 v1 h> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
( T4 E" m2 Y7 Z' y7 f> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
7 P3 e: q0 S& S  M' s& ?> 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
; Z& g+ Z" ]7 t- L! h$ O/ w' c> 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,
, U. o" w& o! I% H/ g> 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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