Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
9 x  U0 H2 z7 u! |> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
3 t( L, K8 |4 K# C  u> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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4 \. U4 l3 T7 \5 w5 x: W> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
5 p# H& r7 y- K3 X5 ~) M# e> 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
8 `& c+ _$ J" n> 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
> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
7 O4 f( T& l4 g) F+ K> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
" z/ `3 Q( c; D4 O> 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
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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+ y5 x4 O8 ~. M; t, F% 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
' N" M, s4 f$ j$ @> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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7 ]% ^$ E. n' K0 F- `5 N> "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
> remained, your life would still be full.
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$ q& s5 i. [6 j> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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. _6 |) ~4 ~7 o: ?' }" U1 c> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
& z( H" e# U7 |+ Z! V> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
2 v2 K. c" `5 Q; A6 J> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
2 J9 V; }4 R4 d) e1 v( _% p% a> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
4 v0 e, P3 G! E* T8 H> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
4 a& o1 ]; k4 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
5 T0 n9 R6 @! y% ]8 }. H> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
. t2 Z. o- S# Y7 S+ \; c8 N> 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
* J+ \% v; N& }  l> 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,
> 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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