Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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2 j' t% S4 F$ |6 ~> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
% [6 J/ g; _6 b3 C> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
' \  d! e4 G* H( F7 s> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
$ {3 v2 Z; X' e& m> 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
> 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.
>
> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
  o+ X1 x! d$ B2 n4 f+ b> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
9 L3 e* B8 j& A: J8 A/ L> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
8 J; p. J: Z" F- M+ ^9 c9 C> 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
+ \% x( W9 C$ p- _4 d$ p> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
# y& S: I# X+ Q7 K) H7 J> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
> "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
) I7 Q/ g0 M" ?: e* A) H" ?5 j4 g> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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! |/ S. j- ]6 W9 |8 Q( J) o0 {$ ^> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
$ S1 ~2 d9 a. K> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
2 q1 C! T0 T) ?; r% C% }> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
/ B0 x4 h& x6 H> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
$ H' p! |6 @: {8 l9 F* L5 h3 x3 u> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
) U0 ~, v$ y7 a2 t& d> important to you.
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& @' F3 c+ a! q, A+ p0 C- M> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
7 t5 H. F# z4 Y: e; m0 }> 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
0 I9 |8 T" K3 T; S7 z% A, L> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
>
5 U5 H& ]. U1 e' K& G> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
1 ]8 Q0 ^/ L  v! y# X> 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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