Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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/ K  V1 G( q1 \5 p3 U) |> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
$ D; O3 K& P$ P( p6 N. `5 H2 Y> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
>
8 z; F# O! R2 j) M& T* Z> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
6 {8 Y9 E2 @* n' ?$ D& G> 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
> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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' t3 m) T# A% \% C! ?" `( O> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
7 Z8 k. F3 B8 W# Y. v> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
1 w: v2 N8 q  z% f> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
6 o' A4 |, E" W% G7 v% k. {> agreed it was.
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1 m' ]/ e8 ?6 J# y3 M& t) z1 D3 H> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
1 r. I$ y8 F% ~! }3 B# h4 M> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
' B2 d0 {0 v" ^7 |2 y1 }> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
- I1 d6 M0 u, T> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
/ S* J! X: _( ~+ X. d0 Z8 C> 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
, y2 i2 V' [' r1 W7 ~> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
1 L$ R5 N5 l6 Z5 M> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
: u/ e+ I  f5 P7 u  a& o> remained, your life would still be full.
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+ _& N* o& z0 x8 H. v> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
8 ~* V7 E, X0 |) O> your car.
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  M( I9 o5 s' j0 s+ p1 D! r7 J> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
. ^7 E5 v! Z: u: x4 G' V+ `> 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
# U1 ~: C6 t- I; D. `) u, H> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
. A# h0 i8 P3 r2 a9 J, y' `) `> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
$ c- @# Z! @! s+ x) R6 A  [0 L> 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."
>
> 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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4 A/ @, k' j2 a. [1 ~- D& v> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
+ L( B3 F4 x7 F4 \, c: z> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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" a& q, `: B4 E  p> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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