Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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* f1 s8 h0 }8 s4 Y3 p0 K% I3 }> 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
. p( b, T* p0 A& _4 H> coffee.
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# z: W$ h. u! u- M/ D, D> 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
. W0 |# r' y2 w4 F- o& N> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
  R& ]& |, }% O) r1 z# {> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
>
1 p: q! e4 a6 D3 h8 s1 ]! U" N> 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
# l0 A2 j3 l/ E2 @* G> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
9 {" ?; ]' U' A( }; A> agreed it was.
>
> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
% p6 s% d, W" V* a* y2 M> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
# W- h' @7 x! `8 Q+ k> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
/ N- D6 c7 ?! T5 a- a> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
6 D/ _. A7 `& Q$ H; i/ z> 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
1 ]( o2 p' Y, A2 I% Z. d' [/ u7 p( N> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
. q' z8 v: E* W7 g> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
1 k) J& w1 s5 |) z- L; y3 g> 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
" t; t5 j$ U1 d3 p9 F7 }> your car.
>
> 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
  e) _; }' P1 ^( k> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
& a# m" K) A( M2 z% c2 L: d" N1 ^1 ~> 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
/ e6 Z! }: B9 e7 Y/ ^> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
* \+ B2 H6 n8 C> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
, m5 t, k  B, U9 u' s7 p5 Q. F> 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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/ e, [; F" P; a/ g9 E1 m) |  u> 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."
>
9 q; o+ q' m' ?; q4 j- W$ L> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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