Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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- m# T7 g& i: e> 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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  g% r! Q1 Y; E3 u0 U& a( D) q> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
- S5 r% j. Q. c/ X) g> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
) S6 ]& Q! u! ]- [> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
- T# c0 e$ H! W> 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
> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
, _- o; y" O( E. ?2 m' }> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
6 Q9 U& X: C0 u* f0 H6 m> agreed it was.
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$ z* z- m$ ^) d. T2 R1 e/ D( e( i7 S; Y> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
' e2 M, D; o& Y* s& f> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
: P, t$ q# ?3 {> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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+ W/ k, n: o$ U( m> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
/ l/ L% Q0 U: L2 ~/ N> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> 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
> remained, your life would still be full.
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5 n. l/ y' k/ i% a  p# O> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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> 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
1 z9 Q# D  P1 U& a. W> 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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: f1 M' _3 I* S> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
* V" r) i% W; @( ?* Q> 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
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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' {, G6 g' X9 Q( V. w+ v9 ^  b' w> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
7 P" ?' j1 s0 N- b7 v1 p> 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."
>
/ }) p8 H( P# n( C) `8 Z% E' e> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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