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
> 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
> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
' b2 L; T( i: 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.
>
> 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
5 f- s. h. d! s1 K* `; Y' [) _> agreed it was.
>
6 a6 Z, ~0 a8 h2 h5 ~# z0 }> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
+ U& v' `, o+ J> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
" ~' S2 K. ^+ d' c8 Q> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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! f0 ^4 G4 e! g) z* b> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
- Y: E" |5 _6 s3 `> 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
+ l9 d- A2 M0 `9 B, P! F> 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
3 B5 m" `6 q( x, k2 K> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
0 c2 \1 I/ d* x, l8 Q9 G* ^: U) ]- K; k> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
9 ?5 s( i+ c+ w) X8 x> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
+ F2 `9 R) X( ~  X> important to you.
>
>
2 a/ ^* G/ _) Y> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
  w: D7 \% i$ E: k7 j2 h> 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
% Y1 `* c. l1 D5 `  O* ~" a8 \> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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# n$ ?/ D% e' I  @> 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,
( }$ M- A& G7 L2 B, ^1 G4 y5 m> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
>
/ b% v+ J7 [9 [* r( c& z" j> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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