Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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0 o- t+ ~( t* o6 e> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
5 o1 S6 y. J  t. J> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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1 m  p( j: l  i0 v# \. \3 U( c2 e> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
" ^2 v4 f. o7 E+ o> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
2 p+ r3 ~- j! }- P2 o2 A> 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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9 K. Y0 }# k' d: U2 \$ M% F1 ^> 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.
>
, ?/ i" D7 O: G! z) @, M> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
4 }8 z0 T! [$ Y% T> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
! A! e! H1 \' E1 B$ c$ I8 @9 J> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
; [2 m- ?5 @$ k" K& y% B> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
+ ^5 |% R- U& j4 B4 }> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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  j& _; z3 Z) \, ~7 z" D2 I' R; b> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
3 D3 d, e. i' {9 g8 L9 J* c/ f> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
1 T& n, y7 ]+ f& G% K) N> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
. x# X( r1 n) A8 Y& D9 W. d> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
$ g( m% x4 e. m> 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
6 E4 s$ d' \( f4 N/ X> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
% [! e6 A8 Z( j1 t7 n" q9 n> 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
, k9 s( V2 E  P' G9 h> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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) f' _5 p5 B9 F: a7 y# w> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
; V8 n+ q$ i1 ^7 ~) l> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
" j9 i1 M. S8 K3 ?> 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
> 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
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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1 `5 l% `( T2 q; a4 H9 \+ h! U2 L> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
" b6 b) m# F4 Y" N0 v+ s6 r0 |9 t> 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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