Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
$ `0 v$ N3 W+ c1 Q# Q& \2 O> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
>
! c! ?7 P  ?0 ~- u; E> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
$ Z4 b+ ]9 }! s2 m' l; S" b9 u, x> 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
; X2 n5 S& ]' x0 n> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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2 G1 q! m2 h% w: @+ W0 `" D7 e> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
$ b! q( R4 `$ n> 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
) p) N1 g) _# f. i& s$ _# `; ~> agreed it was.
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> 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
6 i5 k5 r( [$ u: Q( q, P> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
; b+ ^0 G& G! N8 c> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
! g7 T( h+ E) }9 J> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
- G. Y) d; p; |) I& D9 S& r> remained, your life would still be full.
>
! ?. ?! p: z# d' S; F, f: L, S4 @> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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* P$ h( l! Q- R& k" r; `> 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
" T  d  V( ~( E& ^9 q8 N/ P> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
/ I: R3 \+ w& O/ K8 l, i" }> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
9 m2 t( M' ~# D3 z/ y* S> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
/ x) T7 z  V- x> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
4 b  e+ W/ U9 c' L" o* Y: X> 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
* Q8 w6 M( P2 Y0 t: j0 I> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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1 |2 I7 c, P' e4 E) ~( q1 z> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
# j$ B) \  `1 J3 e> 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,
> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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+ b: G8 K! }* `3 ~1 {> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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