Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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' I& z5 S- i5 P* f$ v9 e> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
9 H3 U! G& q5 r( u+ Y> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
6 A) [9 c! C6 T" A3 l> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
>
> 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
' z0 q0 g1 O& Q( o2 g, ?, x> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
; h  l0 _2 w. E( @4 f/ e; i> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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- P* A: ]8 d* ^, t> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
' M+ O$ e' l& i" y+ q/ ~> 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
> agreed it was.
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5 y. c! ~3 x( c( |( }> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
4 {9 H7 v$ V* U9 ~8 j> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
1 G8 k8 b! ~1 H  M6 X2 n> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
2 ?8 R4 o% F) P+ h2 M> 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
! f5 d0 H  Z) r- H* {> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
& m$ T) Z1 s4 A3 |6 ]> remained, your life would still be full.
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4 @' p1 X+ \" M' u; g. c> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
>
8 |1 y) C  n# i4 {> 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.
>
>
3 E/ s: x+ Y  \( K) W/ {> "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
) |6 {# E1 C8 ^4 b> 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."
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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."
>
% D& [( {0 ?$ S& n/ ]> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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