Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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" ~  Q0 j! Y, M> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
: z# t/ Y# X8 I2 C: s> 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
- ?5 E( G8 u  ]" @  a0 c  c> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
$ d; I4 F* {1 P# B> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
1 R' o3 O4 C' s! d& s  E> 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
$ ^" r( [2 y, G* B5 z8 O> agreed it was.
>
> 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
3 J7 B4 @# }0 K9 Y" D0 w1 l! L> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
8 j4 r9 n5 ^! Q, Y1 m> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
: c! Q; h; Z% s" ~9 s> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
; N, T, v5 ~& d/ V$ u" U> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
, v7 h% c$ `% c4 K> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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% P$ Z% \5 O3 L, o8 F4 [. K> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
>
+ w; x) h* `' b" q! A& o+ \> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
0 g2 g* e' i& [3 H$ R> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
# b) c$ c" _  }5 i% R8 w> 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
: h+ D) @9 R7 T. D> important to you.
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  {6 z  i2 t* [> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
+ v6 a5 H2 o, x1 j6 k> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
' D( `( p& b7 {* C> 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
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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! j3 [* |$ z8 Z2 f> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
> 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,
> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
>
, X9 \: }2 R, j; A; E> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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