Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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! ~( q+ R, i* p> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
3 a$ ^' z5 v! w) I3 ]> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
( u* a3 [6 ~! D> 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
9 c6 s3 S0 X$ i5 I) [> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
! \6 ]4 ^) s+ h. ~> 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
1 H2 h) F9 f  c> 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
2 z7 y% f1 |) {0 c6 c3 c> agreed it was.
>
! K# C' S6 X0 K/ A  t) y7 b> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
. V% O' L% _$ I0 k8 d% I; c> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
* h9 w5 L2 q3 R> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
* h+ }# x' S; @  B- o> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
: m8 v# G0 J' M# |3 k6 L$ o+ [> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
, G- J) V1 A2 S% {* f" [/ j> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
! v$ n6 H6 h+ B& k2 U1 G5 ~> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
0 V4 I4 e3 z) L' F1 `> remained, your life would still be full.
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, P! U0 J6 a4 t. G# f# b> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
7 ^! H' n3 r' i5 F  J> your car.
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- C' q+ t/ f4 R0 x! ~& ~1 p* K> 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
2 _( I/ x$ L" W; L6 O! E> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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, [; Q4 V% Y" w* \/ I> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> 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
6 e9 X0 x# W$ C> 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."
>
> 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."
>
$ V1 J* o( ^3 h. n8 W7 W5 c> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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