Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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* @3 @! a" E6 @* }+ i> 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
> 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
! x$ h3 |9 Q+ k. |' ~> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
! r8 ^7 m% N+ @; ^' G3 P> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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  T  }3 q+ P4 R> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
5 r- |  V, W9 ?% B9 v* }> 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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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
4 V  Y7 Q( A7 \> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
% a. h2 `# {+ U/ i3 B: Y* |> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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+ j! ]  s/ Z; n7 N. j5 R; p> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
8 E( I% O* E: W$ K3 Q( i: W% i> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
1 V3 k: R. w8 [0 X> 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
2 U* l: g; @3 i" P: m( x. Y> your car.
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7 M# d* S' e) N> 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
/ f! ^- `7 ]7 M, k. z! @" n; F> important to you.
>
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* g* H! v7 X$ A> "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
' ?- t, l& \+ v! T> 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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> 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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: o' @. n/ `' j/ \/ \; r> 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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! u" c3 w; E6 r1 z- y> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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