Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
9 a! ]3 w0 b4 V% c& `> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
0 ~+ @; Y  `; k- k4 {* I1 ]> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
4 X, I! [- r6 \' q7 b' {> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
% ]' X9 q% W. E/ j: t> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
! K+ G' C8 I3 |> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
8 D- I3 a7 ~3 ~7 T5 \! I9 h6 {> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
% H+ `0 S- l" N( r& W5 B> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
! V2 X$ p0 N) x* d$ D( ^8 M> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
2 }- `# }" z  ~$ F/ q> agreed it was.
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> 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
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
5 a/ F% Q6 T- R1 B1 m! ?1 [* ?2 N> 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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> "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
% O6 J9 j( q/ o) Z' i* m> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
- J: F) [( L9 f$ W* L/ [" J4 W> 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
3 e) t! ]* ^$ W  `- R> your car.
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8 j% F9 b. U( A9 }6 G> 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
4 h3 L7 e; {4 F+ `4 s6 _3 S/ X  E& ~> 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
* W( f2 A$ C- u% c( A" Z8 v> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
4 L: ~9 D& r9 G. @7 [  @6 E> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
2 o7 S- Z6 y; j6 k> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
1 e9 {  z) e8 h4 ]> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
( W4 ?- @; l/ y7 X! c6 F+ |  A> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
) x/ A* `- _) V1 G1 B9 C> 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
$ A& T; U2 e/ h> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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. k8 q, g" [6 K) ]> 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."
>
> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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