Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
+ t( D8 Z1 h- K; J$ V9 h> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
; W5 O: y6 E" x+ {0 k> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
8 i+ H$ S# G$ t9 V> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
( l/ z) u! ?0 @. S+ e5 m7 ]. 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
> 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
; ?4 O6 L% S5 v. w7 O2 m" O> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
+ M" [2 Y9 M$ h" A& e> 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
" i9 h3 n3 U; k8 p6 N/ o" S; b> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
! l2 C0 K/ u$ t$ K> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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' I  S4 l7 y7 o6 a( v2 w> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
  }/ }% F* S8 v# T+ u> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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0 `4 c( `, }1 D& u> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
9 s& D" l: M, O# a, G0 E1 j: ~, }> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
. z0 \( p) Q& u, [> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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- S6 z  o9 C1 {> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
) F5 J; {+ @* a* s6 F/ |> your car.
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5 j9 q. h0 m! z/ s3 H> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
' o/ j# }  a* X3 H: [> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
, D8 ]  o1 ]" g- \( m5 B# X& ?> 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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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
9 s! D1 v9 Y7 }. X> 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
% K" g. |& Q) q9 e> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
+ y* K2 M3 b( U7 N, N> 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
4 A( k2 Q" y) ]4 T& v* s: D! p> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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* E7 ~. p" ^( m> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
0 i- v2 P  N1 h( x8 n/ `> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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9 Q9 o. q* C# X1 L4 T' ]# a> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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