Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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0 Z- [- ~/ B! `% l7 l> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
  c: N9 j: T% l8 s; V/ a  \> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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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
" \5 B# K9 ~* w: v/ p> 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.
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> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
" ?0 P6 m# q9 @7 v> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
% f2 R9 N- o% n> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
, a; h; g, h8 _> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
0 Q! M: Q' d8 {8 r. {& U% q> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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' C" ~0 @+ J/ g7 K> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
" i, Y) E5 E" K. R$ }( W, X5 n% f> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
/ C4 N8 i1 l/ @0 C) h2 j> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
5 I' |' G& l' s> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
2 T4 A2 j* k) R$ H, I( G> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
* n( n' R- l: ^> 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
: p5 U& A4 ~2 P4 t# T/ f0 s> your car.
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/ X! _5 r( w- U. F- r> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
( o& g; u0 A& B8 a$ D1 h- g. }> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
' g% P6 D: _8 q: [- ]> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
6 }% b2 z, a7 [& ~6 C. ~. H> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
2 h+ z3 p- L' ^. B# d, G0 q+ p> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
5 A2 k0 d7 z& l/ F0 K4 I> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
' f5 `$ J% I2 t> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
% d& V: V  c8 h! i7 n4 E; u7 g> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
$ A$ E; Z, Q- F  C: N2 i' [> 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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4 k+ u) C) ~+ x4 A- o1 @: h3 E7 E& O> 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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> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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