Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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0 V5 q3 ]9 d0 C! J/ s> 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
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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
% V" `9 g. t: t$ C2 P& J) H> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
3 ~( k5 J6 I1 L3 C> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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> 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
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
9 Q% C2 Y/ [( c" S4 q8 _4 B, o> agreed it was.
>
> 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
) Q; S/ ~+ o- P2 j: K. n> 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
* Y& T$ `6 L3 D5 L> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
* ]3 r" b; x; ~, p> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
/ X4 _, Q; N$ Q! z, `% O4 b# r> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
$ h1 c& ~- s4 K8 `( Z> 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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> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
>
( |2 l. `; s% \; |8 H( E$ r8 B' m> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
2 M6 Y( Z2 y3 j. _: S* q: n5 O> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
  X. j- ~" F& ^5 ?> 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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- U* O3 s7 h. A' Y) i+ E/ r> "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
- n( k9 F  U/ D  G> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
  B0 \7 I5 H2 G, q> 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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> 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,
4 C. T/ s' x7 a/ w$ f) y+ d> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
>
> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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