Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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  G) e- k* {( ~3 @> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
7 F7 p. w5 E+ b( @3 [, u, L6 A> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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( M. b/ t+ U  r' C% n, k  g> 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
> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
( r% k, }6 t  c1 a" l9 o6 ?. j0 h* {9 d> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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) y5 f9 W( S/ \6 G2 J3 k> 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
> agreed it was.
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2 ]0 Z) c+ O% Z. ?" B7 e. H> 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
% z) Z9 C4 l# o5 q+ F" x> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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9 ~. p# r2 k* Y% Y- S$ d> 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, A6 O, m" p4 ]7 ^* u% P> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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4 h" h4 R9 ^6 r4 T7 J> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
; ?' V$ E4 n6 U0 S> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> 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
# E/ T+ x# s( r2 z( `> your car.
>
> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
+ _& `% ^  U9 A$ e3 C; W9 \> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
; E* D7 s2 Y6 q> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
& T" l" T, ]9 E' z, O6 _> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
: c, l3 x8 T, N5 Q# l> important to you.
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> "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
! h. m% H( U' |> 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, U: ^8 c& b& V* b. ]6 j$ Y> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
0 Q: I: R: K8 }6 d> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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+ X1 y; K( b3 S$ t* f$ ?% O> 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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> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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