Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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1 m% V) Z1 h9 d% l$ O) H5 r> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
! y& e% B) p6 R. Z( n  e# R4 F> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
> 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
> 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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5 H7 g# O6 g1 n7 V> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
5 A7 m. W+ r& U4 L6 \9 @7 k> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
>
> 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
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
0 B/ f% Y: D3 y9 k> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
! s% d& _3 b/ r4 `( g/ L" k> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
6 w$ X" D, r1 o; ^$ h2 e; p6 {9 u3 E6 Q& o> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
5 c1 t# x9 m1 Z( s3 F0 u> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
7 d- [* X5 W% I( y. J> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
" W. J2 d$ j7 K- C2 R6 e# U> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
) Z+ D' t5 W$ {' ?- D% U% B' O6 y> remained, your life would still be full.
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2 x* P- @. G* K0 U; Y- r* b& `> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
>
> 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
3 P4 a+ N6 a2 i) K( S; [> 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
9 {' |, s' \( c" Z, k> important to you.
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* y/ f. X4 h: [7 m; t6 m: I- k$ s> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
% s$ k+ ?. V8 T7 g> 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
3 D6 _. l! w5 |) 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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* W! k* ]2 b: g& L+ R  ~& G$ h1 e> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
9 ~2 G! V7 \2 i7 H: {> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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' l0 E6 ^: {# t0 Q) E( }* k> 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."
>
> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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