Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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* p* y. ]: L0 w( G8 g> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
; b. m6 e" B& c4 Y( @8 \> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
>
> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
; w4 |/ l0 T( v9 f> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
, C: J8 F# K* h, v> 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
7 h+ C8 C0 i" I- d& M> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
3 c! T$ Z* s! j1 A* \> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
1 e5 P0 U, b$ G. `; Y> agreed it was.
>
) T. X6 j. o( f8 y( u- E$ @> 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
6 J: \4 I, Y* ^5 U> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
7 F, Y' N. e* B" x> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
8 A/ S; P, z+ r4 i> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
) p, r) Y, G1 Q> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
1 u6 p& r# [, q> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
3 E- o( c% {8 i> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
>
> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
>
> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
0 k+ G+ o) Q$ b4 ~> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
1 g+ A6 V0 ~- g4 k. M, x0 ~> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
% {4 j0 S7 d) o' q> 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
. J% }7 I, g3 W> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> 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
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
+ D. p2 ^7 O0 R+ W. P, o! s> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
>
> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
: L; \0 o, J1 T7 X# C  l1 A> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
>
" k) I: X5 ^7 T) s. D& k6 k$ L> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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