Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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' f) G3 w, z& C" U# p3 b% O- \3 Z  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
; b0 T# a: W5 M" a  F3 V; W> 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
/ C3 L) @# G- @1 X% h> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
7 x$ I/ ^. A2 X3 E& [. H) t" R( Z" s# O* H> 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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# q5 E. {8 _7 U6 {, F- L> 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
! f* S; g, H) E7 \> agreed it was.
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) }- h5 {* U: `6 T> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
/ C+ P3 Z, P- X> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
' i4 \7 f5 f2 F+ `> 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
+ g% s  E" f( \4 M3 L( s> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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& N& m2 V8 A3 y$ Z; o7 D( @1 p> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
/ q" L* S' s2 C4 R# v8 z1 w% c> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
3 O- V- w: H6 d6 D  q" p> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
. i1 Q; T/ ^8 i( s0 H> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
0 k" P5 L- U2 c6 r' b6 @> remained, your life would still be full.
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4 A: n6 t" K1 K$ F: m7 e; Q> 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
# n2 y6 O  q) k( R1 {9 t> 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
& u* e7 y7 x) o1 N: ]1 S& ~; e> important to you.
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% Q& R/ w2 z' g2 z+ R> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
. H3 D( X# u+ w* J3 m, @> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
0 M3 e; ~) D" w6 C> 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
  `% z7 s4 z2 ?1 g4 J) c> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
- P+ p: g8 f) x  ?! B> 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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> 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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. L4 N! O: z5 g" I# g> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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