Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
3 V& _9 ~/ L& S+ B3 `) W> 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
2 W# X: X( Q/ y) L: S& `$ ]& v> coffee.
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* T1 R4 C* ^4 \( A  |- e3 Z> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
& j0 r" A: H5 v1 L% S  F> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
/ Z1 Z) b3 o9 D, S> 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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+ f3 ~4 g( ]- m: l; V> 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
0 \3 t4 ~8 ?/ h+ K- X8 T5 K> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
: w& U* N% E7 N" h: g( B, Y% K> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
( t1 B7 p$ X3 A9 X8 F2 P/ {7 d! Y> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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* u5 K8 S3 R' R& `. E# Z* ~> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
7 _3 y# c& M; e$ b! R> 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
  C5 G* f% x& y3 C> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
3 Q+ I- Y% N4 \  _, `( a> 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
6 j& h3 Q0 }2 J; B+ G2 h" j! a' v> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
: C  O  F; S- u, h> 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
6 B, |" m& W9 q0 G6 a> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
% k. \5 c) `7 I> 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
" i2 @/ r- t: C> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
+ I; e  h9 X/ t6 }$ T3 N8 O! k> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
) X0 E4 ^; w( z- m" V> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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! Z5 s- i* j% i- i> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
- m7 {, J' U; B7 `1 q> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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9 }" U) X) w7 i! C> 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."
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6 ^2 S$ B) J2 E4 |> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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