Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
/ j! q/ M9 q  u3 g% T- }> 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
: v. t, I3 y2 Y) n3 J& m> 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.
>
> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
) D1 }; O: P5 K- @> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
8 U* M: A4 B7 a; E> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
- [+ l9 o: q0 ]6 s& c> agreed it was.
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> 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
: A% G$ A: u/ ?; d' p9 ^" b> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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& R" H% A2 m4 [> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
, H5 ^+ ]. F2 [" b8 X> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
3 ?" `3 |" F$ R& k8 e: d> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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1 J/ x; B5 W& ^- _> "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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' }& q: }6 P9 _# `> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
, X, v6 x, }2 g6 F8 l' W  T- q> 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
0 k2 h0 }2 `4 u" C$ s9 z5 U' o7 C  x4 p* r> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
* \0 X% V) q: i% P4 i6 W> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
9 a9 s; Q+ B( e3 l> 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
% I) B# `4 O' C7 ~, k) y: w6 q; g6 }> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
9 n4 W3 p: e) I% x! |5 p) Q> 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
> 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,
, E. F, h3 O/ Y, `# V$ i> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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( O/ t, H% e) D  P" @4 W& g> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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