Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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7 S/ y- M9 i! B. z) _% L> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
9 v* N5 |# h! ^( m> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
1 K3 q' _* B3 v# J# W> 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
' u5 N% Q, G4 p# r! y> 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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; D9 n3 [2 a) k: J4 V> 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
* W% `0 d) _2 d/ r8 I' W> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
8 n. Y, J% }0 [' j& S> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
2 }! x* U' g" u( T2 ]3 W> 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
7 e. G) ^0 A4 F" D( g9 T> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
  l8 f( ~% s7 P3 L$ c- L> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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9 }# [% c; I- J0 H> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
* a7 ~  {2 v% V4 h! D# m> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
0 U6 R, `* d% S# D/ E% a> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
. G/ K% l$ S# J! {> remained, your life would still be full.
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9 S$ p/ I4 X3 R" I! g9 F, ~> 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
> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
( a+ c, n: ?5 q% i/ q% p# Q1 {> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
$ |: H- ?% R/ o' ^0 S> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
+ _7 T; h4 ?4 h6 B& J' g> important to you.
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8 b% U! T/ @  {# L( Y: r> "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
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
! y& y* _- k& N( C> 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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+ L  d9 R7 M) H* l> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
5 y& {9 a6 t0 U$ m> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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! Q& Z1 M# u" U( L6 W> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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