Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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: m* m5 U% i. C0 d/ u> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
: }9 s# }5 l! ]" \0 r> 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
+ t/ N! D  X5 \( H" d8 y> 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
1 j9 G5 O# c9 d, a0 d5 Y> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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; A/ _3 Z) ~0 S; K3 C9 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
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
( d7 M) @0 V1 P> agreed it was.
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( p& X9 l7 f( A8 K( T/ b" S0 c> 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."
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> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
: J# B- E( h' T5 p/ J4 _! c> 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
& y9 d( r. j/ p( ~. U, u9 ^/ H> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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# D1 S: m5 \, s  d2 [. t" E> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
( J3 M5 [# c5 y  N7 O> your car.
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& N, F* @$ l% O& H> 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
$ \: ?" C0 _# g- j! q> important to you.
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* `# B' x' x: w6 W> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
% I2 B0 K: |5 K> 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
9 J5 S( d# u2 X0 V, ~, g> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
0 A& c# u1 V8 @3 z> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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: k% K& ^* ~1 Y: w6 x> 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,
, n6 d+ _  e1 G5 N; T2 k) X> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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0 m2 Z, r2 g3 j. ]) H> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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