Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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; g- ~, w8 A) r> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
) y+ |$ k- U- I, t7 w2 I% B0 w> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
0 C/ |, A4 v7 x% V1 c. Z: T> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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7 b: Q/ S( e7 }* e8 L) e! G! A* t> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
% d8 s4 X, P/ L; q# R, P' O3 ]> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
! _! D6 B7 a* I' L" N> 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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! K% M8 h& f% L& d> 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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( f2 x9 t2 v  E7 i- S+ h& }. H: r8 W> 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."
>
> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
$ {7 W% `' k& l0 M0 ?. C1 K> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
& H& H! s8 i! _6 \6 _$ f' \' z> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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' P& U9 Q5 P$ g$ L3 v> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
) g1 a- x' b9 A, A2 L% }> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
+ X8 ]% e% m1 `. Q& J> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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* w0 k/ s# b4 X> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
1 Y2 O0 U7 l( q) W  ]$ B: g' C> your car.
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9 m! s7 N8 {$ S' L) h- c/ U  ?. N* e> 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
) b0 P' i4 _0 T" s1 D> 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
> 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
> 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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$ V1 k! P& o. V4 f> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
6 t, {, {; G& Y  \8 b: z> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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: M' H' w3 z6 |> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
6 x: k" O! O; S$ H* Y; s> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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( _) V! @) Q4 S" v7 x7 }> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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