Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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% E% c/ Q5 a* Z0 C2 r> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
; i4 X- x- n4 }) a/ b> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
2 W! `& F% T$ ]+ H- v  {$ [/ r: M3 Y+ \> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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* b) T; `! _9 Y' r9 q0 Q# l> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
1 C2 `" N) X# f, _# v% m9 @9 }$ |> 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
+ y. J$ k5 w7 U# v- I) R; @  T> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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( W+ C6 @: W% k- Q9 Q> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
; i1 v0 v9 B4 ]; [7 q8 I> 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 T# F7 @6 I2 {- n> 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
4 @( q2 Z4 [2 ]& F) j% S# ~> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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$ S9 f) L% }* {# t$ m> 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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2 y6 r% U+ F: |* h6 x, i> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
5 D7 ~  B0 e9 N2 D> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> 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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1 D, O+ ]( s6 e/ U2 h> 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
> 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
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
: ^. U+ C. D6 n/ ^' z" _9 n> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
% f4 M5 G5 `1 `> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
4 m) h6 m. O* F" d. ^> 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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# M; Q- {2 e, C5 g> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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