Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
) C( T& z4 }" M3 S> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
! a% Z" [. K! A4 @4 I* ]  p> 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.
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4 T, F9 v! M2 t" Y% }$ V> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
/ s$ w6 U) g! d. F; Y/ j) u> 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
' d9 U) W7 d" b% ]9 b* N> agreed it was.
>
" U5 s$ J& R% ]" @: ]' e> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
$ D0 l+ q- L0 C. E  \> 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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5 q  P" f5 L) f6 l. Z> 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.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
: i$ C6 s# x) [/ Z6 \& c> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
4 }' O' y6 k7 B1 R> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
8 q/ i" a0 N9 [3 F3 f, {# L" f  n> remained, your life would still be full.
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$ ?& \$ @; ^8 S( R+ ^> 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
: a* r# ]1 z% {2 V> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
+ d1 }1 h  o+ p9 q7 q  }( f. d> 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
4 k+ G+ n) H7 n" P' e> 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
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
( p) K* H' S' J+ u- C9 v# I# N> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
0 k6 e/ Q9 Z/ J> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
$ z5 f$ D6 w5 V  M: }3 T> 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."
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8 p0 |. E1 j4 ^8 H5 U+ _/ E% }% G> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
2 M: r. R; i5 O% m, w, [# x* k> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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