Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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. y- \- i7 W9 U2 |9 e> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
8 y  |. ]: d& N: ^) j5 W> 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
7 A" f2 C  |/ y8 i- G: B> 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
0 I$ J8 f  K$ }; m7 a- A7 J9 U% v> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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$ ]7 H$ l+ W; f* x7 Z  n> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
. |! U1 L5 F: C1 W. o> 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
> agreed it was.
>
> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
. k& B7 }5 r3 l' @0 W7 Y> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
3 w* |; x4 p9 G5 ?" E* a> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
$ L+ {6 Z0 x6 U8 w# k- u. m> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
& l5 x1 x, `* Z2 S* c. }8 c1 B> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
7 J7 V& V: \/ c1 x; k1 n> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
7 F, c: k. k& q, x5 n" j9 D; q9 ]> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
4 D' N7 K6 Y* A) a4 {1 L, O> remained, your life would still be full.
>
7 m* D* }/ s: Q9 [% |% ?  k2 Z7 m> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
7 V8 w' [' i6 ^! l" J3 j8 x> 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
# r% {6 k$ k5 Q: j1 ^: B> 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.
>
>
! R4 a+ q5 R+ s9 T! ?4 J> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
2 @: M& Y, S) `  O& f. B5 U# E> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
7 R( ~( {' e; }> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
- |) `+ {3 H* H0 \) ]( i' x> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
! L9 X) t* z$ L/ P( f5 X  w> 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,
! m9 u* Z! D! H1 L> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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0 t+ a: U" r( F> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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