Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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! s( f2 @) j' a  t/ G9 l> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
& \6 `. Q7 c8 I- G! |$ p: A. z> 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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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
( z( X. H# T9 H2 s& D. B' [! ^> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
5 v6 P+ |& X. Q> 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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' h# c" C2 b- q! n> 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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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
# C. `8 P% A% K& p: _) Q, R& l> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
' \2 {- K+ U, l  {! C, @> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
2 T4 Y( @# H6 v9 K1 K> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
1 c5 K7 s  h- d# a, u6 X0 z> 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.
>
: A" @9 |) j# |! A5 T> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
  r8 I4 d, e; E4 r% m0 k> your car.
>
> 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
& E, s' B; A+ a7 h1 I' m) L3 G' V> 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
, d$ v4 i/ c& L6 K1 P+ s, f> important to you.
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7 @' G7 ?+ ?( Y) s1 h2 y: C( c> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
/ `+ J$ O3 c+ I) P; O! f> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
+ L7 b/ h5 L# _7 Q$ H> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
> 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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' q7 R- L; i1 C5 ~* m) m> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
; r6 ?1 @/ G+ j' q$ I  ~& `> 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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