Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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# a& `& z2 U1 N0 f, g( x. q> 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
7 _$ z. o" W2 j8 K/ R6 d4 i  o> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
3 K4 G$ Q7 @- |7 w+ ]. {9 K> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
, c* {4 |  j" x+ H) q> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
# Q# w& u6 u2 J4 f6 L$ u2 d> 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
4 S' B, Y* I3 H1 M+ I+ h8 ^% P> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
2 D6 e0 m* |4 G; _$ ]! Q> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
: L, L* c( ^8 ?2 ^* d4 C> agreed it was.
>
( L7 I+ E4 c) Q+ m. M( ^> 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
7 b. u' @) N% g3 X* e> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
9 k& Z3 J' k% h> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
( k! V" @1 j; g) @$ _6 F> 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
* R( q% n" {1 O: \> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
9 y6 O, g" }2 @> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
>
/ ^8 o* k' ?) l% Z> 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
; F( [, p- F4 P; n7 K> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
) H( l( `/ l: P4 I> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
+ t4 E% \) ^) o1 F% b> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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- s5 I8 ?8 {. P# f; m+ W> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
$ A8 Y! @3 b- ^; U  o> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
1 M2 ]% d+ o8 {9 Z" S9 O> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
9 \) H- }/ a/ D, Z: r) j0 z4 P* Q> 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
8 @# O1 A( P( n+ V! Q> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
9 u& B2 P' g) |  R2 Z+ R> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
" l) J7 {: G" k( X8 u+ W% E> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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) K. S0 A" h# h( }; ?> 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."
>
* Q. P! g7 ^4 g) \; S) J> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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