Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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2 t# q5 y$ H" ?' E: {7 h% f> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
6 b6 ^' V. o; q> 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
& q  y% ?% H/ U  r0 ^& y  Z1 \> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
6 [' V( r5 b; Z$ w* z( b: n> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
2 S: q9 P' {) i* _2 j> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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3 w3 D" a9 w- {- u7 C( M) W> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
% F3 |+ \5 z+ k3 x9 b> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
4 q5 n6 T/ Q# P7 l, Y2 `. D9 d+ b> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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; W! q4 z  N" O  _8 s8 I> 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
0 D; f' Z, u$ H/ I7 S> 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.
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  ^0 b# K2 y/ p4 N7 B, W7 |> "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
* q) `: \2 }5 F> remained, your life would still be full.
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/ q* t6 `- m9 P, B) k2 q/ v$ }> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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, h3 p2 D2 [. {) A# }4 S. }> 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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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
2 D; J& F3 K" E  @! j8 I9 E, f> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
$ t8 ~8 Z. Q$ G6 A0 P4 v> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
- C6 G7 V6 O: R" S, z) W- k3 h2 M+ _3 ]> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
2 [9 C, j$ }5 G2 z> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
; l1 h$ s8 Z2 z4 E0 y8 d% M3 e> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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, M( ~7 b5 |, P& @$ c> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
- E0 ~5 I& x: F2 F- }/ J2 k, Y* ?> 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,
7 m2 h! H& w$ {  S3 S5 o! t% H* L> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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6 v" f4 B2 e, `0 {0 G/ W> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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