Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
! e1 _3 r7 V: s5 B: G5 T> 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
> coffee.
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> 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
> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
2 V- \2 h6 W* `7 @> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
>
> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
* X* n% [7 M  U) [> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
" y% c: w) i1 K1 G) \8 k5 Q> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
- n2 l6 A  y/ [7 H% f* {6 s> agreed it was.
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; @$ J  W% b. D3 u* O> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
# V8 a3 G, c+ i% _& Z> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
( o3 S' f7 ~  Q# b> 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.
>
: X* o& N7 {5 Y0 Q> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
) G/ a- l* ]4 e4 H( I3 E1 [1 D> 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
4 M* M, F3 y2 v6 a  l* y> your car.
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  ^6 l: q3 H, l> 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
> 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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0 B3 ^- W+ Z" ?9 D  q+ f3 _: S7 g> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
! m* B* f$ \- M; ^0 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
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
# \: e* l3 ~, P- k> 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
% B0 E" z6 Z( S" W3 S> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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/ s( J& |5 n6 L3 ^> 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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1 J7 A- Q7 ^" A$ ^* I# z> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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