Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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1 w" o9 R4 t. H6 D7 d> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
7 t/ t( b: w/ D> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
8 r& M5 }' L% b  o/ P> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
4 _6 q- q  a; Y* K& A! f8 T' L4 L( J& S> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
1 Y$ B/ l4 ?. X7 W3 \, u' ?0 A- w> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
' R! Y0 i# |/ R> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
" @: g; ~* X9 q> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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$ J% l1 A! h! W  b' i4 g& p> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
6 f4 Y  C4 u3 n9 x2 X$ d2 B> 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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+ b; l- j; Z7 G5 y> 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
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7 q) P. n, L! g% }# a) A$ ]> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
6 M! x( o* v* r) T8 S8 w! g4 F9 E- {> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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4 X8 ?" r- e7 Q7 A> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
) {3 V; Z: g) n0 x$ E2 t> 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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0 `; l& W8 Q  ?: l4 X8 Y3 {' @" J> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
9 J8 z% Q4 v, E* S/ L7 J3 @> your car.
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7 V& A- V+ n8 P1 _9 H> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
7 ^, P+ a# ?4 E: V- M* x! T> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
& L7 J9 V4 D* S; Q9 ^2 U& N> 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
. k6 D1 x9 m2 W0 I3 o- W> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
8 q, b$ d& C* q2 m. I! g> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
# t; X" g" N. h3 L6 ~> 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
: p( t7 f7 q4 [) C% ?. U) |/ Z; U> 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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+ u, y1 x6 R5 l, H5 i> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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