Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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( y! |! n' A6 O0 p0 l6 b. K: Z, Q> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> 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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5 B* ?8 H+ q6 z6 ?" d> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
7 p1 q( [2 z- @+ `> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
! g* X, x! 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.
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> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
" I/ @" s* P* D8 A. p3 A0 N> 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
# u" t' J9 [: U/ i  ^> 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
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# c! v2 P! |4 S  l7 E! i. T> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
5 N# N" m, _' a/ d$ v, _" p> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
! X4 I% e9 P( Q3 X7 C5 C> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
1 i7 l1 P  `+ e# R5 s8 I2 k> 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
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: {2 R8 T+ Y8 @7 l% T: [> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
" P$ q+ V( ^7 K1 X> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
' k  v# z+ [! u# z  P' z7 J+ K> 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
> important to you.
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! e7 |% A- s# k( s> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
$ L9 e% x! }3 B5 N" r5 ?# p> 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
$ _% j/ z8 q/ q( O+ Y! j/ a9 R> 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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> 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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2 Q8 ~1 H! P0 x4 ^" I> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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