Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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  r( Y+ j, Z5 S# X> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
: m% b, |2 Q# m2 m> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
, R) A( b# f/ @6 {+ L> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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  R+ A0 Y8 W. j9 n$ c) Q> 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
! f* F) n" Z6 ^' b> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
+ S. X: y% ~! R+ H3 O4 O+ f> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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0 g7 R7 j0 w' G6 t2 D8 E> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
> 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
9 y7 [3 @# w8 s) Z" Y3 d5 c> agreed it was.
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2 @0 U! p5 _$ t1 W) {> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
# Q% [  k+ v0 B: S> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
- n% X" s- `; `) Z9 T> 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
) \+ c) }$ g3 M# J0 ?7 D> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
0 c- A' e8 I0 H; e' ]& i> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
9 E, p/ Q" G- T3 U, R' g0 c6 T> 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
> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
# t. {6 C8 W9 c8 s0 h> 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
; ?* e8 [9 Z4 c# f/ L) }> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
! v0 I- x: t0 u3 Q4 R> important to you.
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9 D& j- s6 L2 b5 ^5 X. K$ p> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
3 C/ K4 c3 z$ g) e/ ^( c: W9 S> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
# X8 I& d2 L. q! _7 B> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
: M1 {/ r' t- |; C* N$ j> 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
( X, L3 {; Z9 |. p5 Q& G* ]> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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5 D% r0 x- V4 o* p5 G# N/ F& q* S> 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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' T0 L4 ?0 l0 |> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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