Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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2 V- P) @2 W; m- a> 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.
>
5 ~  o; \4 N" \6 E. u> 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
3 V  A  A# r4 {> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
5 M- r; W* a' o> 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
/ }9 S  s; e' _! q' h# G) v8 \> 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
" f1 l) c- }* G* _) ^> 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
; E9 z: C/ W3 g) L0 z> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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, W" \6 {% r7 S' p3 A8 x0 a( O> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
, t+ V5 i- z( a8 s( c> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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* X. n& ^) G% K> "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
. v0 `1 S( V2 A> remained, your life would still be full.
>
2 W1 t! H, e( C; o7 E, K' i> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
9 o+ }; ~% m' \: e) K> your car.
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8 h4 F! L3 {; {: H+ O: g) U> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
> 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
6 D4 r' `4 N0 |) t  D> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
6 P, B* M" E  P& T& Z4 P> important to you.
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7 K$ v% z3 h" m8 D) O- k5 l> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
! Y/ J6 j7 O' Z6 Y2 C$ ~> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
. a" T  l3 d* P& I! b> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
# ^7 z, C8 p) n' }2 D* ?5 B> 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."
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> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
3 `+ {2 C- L6 g* |> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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, Z+ z' ]) f- x5 U. \> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
7 V. c) i3 d" F. t> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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7 [% l$ _& H7 ?1 l> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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