Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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5 `: [- |7 s! D/ E- ?& j: [- a: [> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
* Q$ H# F( Q+ f$ R> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
) V6 p( y1 d- T> coffee.
>
> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
2 h8 N7 _6 K4 q5 o> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
" u: v6 j) e& }) V7 h% ]1 ~3 T  h> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
- t$ z7 y* [, {- e> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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  C$ U$ ]% `. R" p> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
, R: w7 m# ~* U! {> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
- E& O* K. a- i. F" f> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
>
3 v# e3 \7 W9 n1 r5 r> 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
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
5 k& }7 @6 g9 i- S+ o( C, {> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
1 m/ _5 G6 c1 @5 c. y6 i* @! Y> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
* `0 S( p6 ]6 X8 Q* s9 q+ K> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
: ~, p* o# Y. K7 Z> remained, your life would still be full.
>
> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
5 h! h8 [- r4 A% e/ g3 \> your car.
>
* K- c, k. _5 t. g' H: y> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
1 k$ l: p3 M' x! R8 L  X% \> 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
# C) |9 ^( \# g  `; C/ U, x> important to you.
>
>
> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
- ~9 i6 l" f% v> 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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! m0 O9 @$ \5 @7 h" s# J> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
- K) J( Q8 }: s5 C% V2 n> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
>
" F' ]) n1 J- K> 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."
>
> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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