Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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* [8 k5 [. a" G# Y' n. R3 H6 v> 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
> coffee.
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> 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.
>
) k: }# R5 Y$ j> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
: t6 e: b; s  J& C( X6 E: m> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
# g- ]0 D  ^3 q# s> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
) f: a: ?) b' W2 q7 g9 Q6 @& s> agreed it was.
>
0 s' |3 V% E4 t: O" O. c> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
- \: I9 e7 _; o> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
& c6 n* P: S- K' U7 z1 {6 C> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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( j! K, j  ~0 Z; r) R- `7 d> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
- s. I4 u5 h/ D* h; R4 q6 I6 u( P> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
( Q8 W' K2 O: @0 C> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
9 M" s$ H* A/ u4 X' l% ~& @  F> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
$ D9 b: ?6 c! e> remained, your life would still be full.
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( R4 z. c1 f, Q: t) ]8 G3 C> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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: n- d3 M8 }  c$ H: w$ g> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
6 C- Q; N' _5 p& F7 v+ o9 ?> 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
! u$ Q/ G. S4 h3 `# a> important to you.
>
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
1 L: ~' ?+ y- w1 `> 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
: v' e0 F( B! U8 a. b  D1 i> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
+ J" W& p6 t0 A% i& z' }3 ^> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
>
> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
* F. @8 A  ?1 K0 Y# u, f( {> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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8 w* m7 X- D# [5 R> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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