Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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5 p. V! I" h6 }* h+ M; r> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
- v6 V) N; f/ z* s' j" ?4 Q6 }, p  @( h> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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; `) n. c7 H, u+ W! Z# b> 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.
>
# {0 A3 H7 Z2 B> 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
+ _& Z7 L8 A- \  \9 n0 a> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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/ d+ Y' {0 Z' c0 P  ~/ k1 m9 M# f> 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
- ?+ m, y4 y) g6 K> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
! u5 m" s: A1 Z8 P) F> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
# i# h- i  p# Y- q" L1 p> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
+ x4 L# Z$ ^* O> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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$ N  P* m& u/ w* C> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
; Y0 D) \( ~1 H> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
+ L# e  J  b! s( M/ H& t3 k# c> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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' A0 {, A5 t7 e" ~1 g0 x, e7 N. M" L> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
( `0 p1 H  \$ d> 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
> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
2 n6 i% ]8 P1 l2 \: r: i> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
>
>
> "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
+ w/ Q- M( x$ R- a; C> 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
* c/ s6 ^4 j: f/ ~/ f  S$ \> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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8 Q) J2 Q! r1 c# z> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
) G) J. C/ ^0 A. Q3 X$ e2 a7 s> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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4 a- ^  N  f5 o" I1 e> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
% n  l0 L9 p; }9 U* z> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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. ]8 D, |8 r  L3 k; }> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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