Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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- [5 r( f- ~" M> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
' O* b9 H/ w% c8 k9 A0 O- T> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
8 L" v7 f  j$ n( v> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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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
  S- v5 W) r& k! p2 f0 K, k/ K> 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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> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
* b2 t; D' @$ a2 D. y, w> 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
6 X" L! |  E/ l) [; Z3 @. ?6 v> agreed it was.
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% S& _3 e0 ?2 E! S> 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
7 P" X" R4 i3 ], D( o1 I> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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& X! g, X4 v( ^- D. j> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
( F. _' j1 c# ]) {$ }2 ]> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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# R* q# g: ?* @0 }* F' I# k> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
! o$ w* U$ t6 [> remained, your life would still be full.
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! s6 K1 s5 B3 c$ `4 g> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
. ^1 b: s2 Q: s+ y8 A> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
) m9 L. @! }* o% g7 C' h> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
1 C; q( p7 N1 G> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
' r4 n2 v5 ~4 ]- Y% C- h> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
& x0 W$ g$ @! G5 w/ o" k9 m> important to you.
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8 [) u2 U/ f7 O> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
; J( z) ~6 i* v9 b/ U' R% L> 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
4 u1 T, s5 V: t, H8 F5 |' T6 _> 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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/ T( t: s- l6 _* P5 p/ D& T$ H> 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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> 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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( c& |  @' p# K! l> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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