Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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2 x& k1 y$ V7 I4 J7 B4 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
! {7 `& D! \) f6 X1 n> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
9 c. g& f. `0 J; @> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
. U% h" y' _7 B& s/ S& T9 ]3 c> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
> 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.
>
4 ]( _0 N; A- T- c; y  |> 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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& g* M$ p: {  @" K1 C  z% X8 u5 y> 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
> 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
' J" t( c+ Z0 V, k# }> 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
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
' c0 Y( J5 k& o  k( }0 {> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
- U( [4 F* A/ c+ H> 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
6 Z9 V) m+ o9 g> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
: ^/ u8 X$ X# E1 \1 N1 h> 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
# f( s1 ]( y% M1 `% r> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
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; g& e- f3 A9 ~0 f. z! h2 D9 L2 g& o> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
* D3 A4 T. m6 Z1 X$ R' z> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
0 D$ N' k2 C* L5 |- _> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
  h' f7 E7 \: K. ]> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
4 W+ w! L; C4 X: j7 H> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
% {) T' y# f' L: `. {+ @7 ^# S> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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. @; u1 H1 h/ O5 p; C> 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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# x. f4 _. U3 V  M2 n0 {5 g# ]> 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."
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; S/ C1 V* C5 J- A  D* {/ f. l( b7 @> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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