Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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; j! ]/ P4 V6 e& Z& h# A; ^* m> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
) q) j; j4 I% F7 G> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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3 T: c! ~% l+ y# ?> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
! O* `3 q8 Y- Y4 U& j3 h; k8 O> 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.
>
# R' ?; C) z  Z> 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
8 [4 O: T, J3 J2 |% A# n0 @8 E> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
# M1 t  y5 r9 L3 P> 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
( p* [4 J5 ?$ F7 M> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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' G9 T# I0 R" d/ b, w$ r/ K> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
2 r. A+ o6 a& I5 ~- g9 N$ S6 _* @> 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
> 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.
>
> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
# v+ B: N! M7 w> 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
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
>
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& g2 A5 @  c0 ^# v7 ^> "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
  ^6 q7 t$ H$ }( K2 p. ?> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
: z. S. p" [& I3 n  ~7 m> 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
* f. F8 s; Q6 i% F> 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,
& |! e- t# ^, q: G9 a* q: Y> 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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