Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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3 i/ J9 Y+ b5 h" c4 @# w> 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.
>
2 v0 G1 W4 I' h5 L5 i% n. o> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
8 I% ^* O/ `% D> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
' w+ T6 E1 x) \> 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.
>
. P" e( p& P5 |2 h> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
/ B+ ?% G( i( x% e7 N0 M3 d> 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
; [) p$ s! W  f5 n) g6 \( ~- R> agreed it was.
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1 E& j! ~( X5 P; q. k7 y* }% z> 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
5 v9 V5 G2 M. x  T: c; e  u! }# \> 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
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
1 I1 Y1 _* @1 @" I- G7 v2 k( D> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
7 U2 q( `9 z! v  V! y4 p) f* z> 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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3 w; n3 }2 o% H( g8 i8 ]0 h> 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
( m+ C- c; ]+ ^  c. r, [6 y! b> 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
+ {1 M+ }5 t4 U% @> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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( L% U& n/ D: ~  o: N7 p) K, m4 l> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
( x( ?  o) Q! a6 e# T> 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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> 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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  k. P$ A+ h, @0 `" R> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
. J0 C: `! Y/ Z* P+ d/ l$ F: 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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