Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
: F! M0 v# S4 s> 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
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
( Y% g8 H7 [; d6 D: L> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
/ n: m/ q! o, S3 q/ g> 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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% C* B# o4 m7 a> 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
$ Y+ {% j& z0 v. d+ R! S( I> agreed it was.
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( O0 w6 N% Q7 e: i& s$ C> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
  `6 U  Q1 F$ N# I; p. a/ ~" A> 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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> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
: G! p6 a$ D; }$ s# }: s> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
/ E& x6 J, s" F0 r5 F> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
; B2 B# `1 ]) P/ Z0 \1 ?> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> 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
4 n7 ], U8 P3 r8 z> your car.
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1 i/ J0 D2 |" T> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
" ]/ I  x& x  o4 l$ A1 e> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
2 U! [0 }$ K* M# B  J> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
9 r& s! K" l/ @; q* m0 \8 |> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
& k5 c- Y0 I# F' G+ ?  n; s1 v- t> important to you.
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" g2 j3 [5 o0 B) y4 z> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
% S$ I, D0 [9 y9 e+ W> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
3 a) P8 c1 s- a! a2 j> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
. N1 v) Q9 v, z$ P3 l' N# l> 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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> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
' b! U0 l. I! m* I% e> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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. R! P7 J9 N! e7 n+ e$ ~3 n7 g> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
0 D9 ^1 n) r+ j3 J3 r1 {> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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% v* H; s% A% r: R; z1 U* l> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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