Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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- f3 P; B* b) i0 k& i; A! E> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> 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
$ P4 m& H' O/ R" ?1 ~4 X0 P2 Z> coffee.
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3 Y  j1 ~: U& k) Y0 H8 h) P> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
' X$ B: C7 `/ y  O7 g0 q5 k* 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
% m8 |9 u* E" P) J> 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
> 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
$ `3 l2 B( q2 p# @! S7 g> agreed it was.
>
> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
- O0 b3 G! g6 E$ j> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
" Y+ ], I7 @' O3 Q> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
( d/ e) Q" G  c/ W7 I' j> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
' I' L! R% Z- p/ d) C2 A) M> 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
( f7 o- b% `0 L- K4 K> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> 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
> your car.
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% ^# h4 A+ Q- {. w; B' I4 B> 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
> important to you.
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) P; K9 L5 e1 X> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
& n7 \% k( Y$ ]( Z% @4 k> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
8 _% J; n, Q/ h$ W: 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
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
& a6 W- d! z; R. o9 i% y/ {> 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."
>
- K: n2 V  G' Y6 y> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
3 D0 [- m- I, ~( |+ i6 L1 X$ [) f> 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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