Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
6 k" f4 p6 l; [; K% c0 l> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
& P" r4 N  a. c& H1 A> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
3 }% w' s% a7 }* {2 B. J( W  F> coffee.
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1 D/ ?2 {! P) i+ H' W> 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
% K- p% k# y4 y4 V2 x( J> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
& w3 B5 }2 I- O) L, f> 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
. C3 {6 ~. I# |1 r> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
) L/ u% {' S1 _- r/ y3 u- ~! L" j1 a+ t> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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0 `8 g5 P4 }6 I/ g0 x+ K" @; _0 X' V> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
6 O  e0 F( a) ^1 Q4 Q, q- b> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
) M  W: S; B  P& Y% ]> 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
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
8 u5 O3 u, ?  |; O4 a> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
( D* W: q( y/ @  ?> 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
> your car.
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> 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
* D- U, b- {, p- ~; L, m) d9 ?& k> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
. w! O9 \7 [1 \7 D0 T5 L: l3 |> important to you.
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; |) {4 [" `' @( F. e2 z> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
9 Z3 F3 F4 ?1 l> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
' E; }6 c* a5 `+ Q# S> 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
* ]/ f! @3 ?; K+ [/ |* [> 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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4 S' Y( F% F' Q> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
( O* }/ f5 e  L/ _. C9 D> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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! a. w8 g) Z0 D- h2 H% i) N1 @> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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