Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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7 n2 d6 G! C( ]  l7 x- V> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
" u6 h4 e4 E, d1 i5 q$ \> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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# M: D; b: V8 m7 Y> 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
, n! z9 }. C( D: I+ u# U> 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.
>
> 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
0 @2 [! r  j4 S. f> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
* X8 ]1 F5 @# o> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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# h% x4 U+ _0 Z& d$ K( \6 k0 ]: d0 @> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
( o# G0 c; o- q# Y$ k7 [: U# b> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
- W$ w, @) Q  ]> 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
> remained, your life would still be full.
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& ~3 U' T: w: V! S+ T' }* @9 @> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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7 n  V" X7 M- s$ s/ |8 u  t' c> 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
* H$ N* `6 t0 {4 n> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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' x) n9 F0 l& t5 s/ H7 G$ A4 H0 V> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
! v- S/ C8 P! H' u9 @> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
& E! [5 ^* a4 c, A2 f5 P, A> 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
0 ~. i5 S# C' P0 C5 T> 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
2 O* v) W8 K2 o4 @> 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,
9 J' [; ~- U9 v- r$ j, o> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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. p) T4 G2 i! `* N) z9 \2 c4 D9 e> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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