Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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1 Q$ d5 u5 K$ i% Q: K! p& J> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
: p" R4 o$ t/ A$ ?- `# s> 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.
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5 i* P7 W2 F! j: E( x> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
9 r' {$ Z) p# W/ e" b! G> 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
* m" X$ Q4 n9 v+ h6 g- K> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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' P& Z0 g' v0 A* h. y  t1 w> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
& q' @9 {( J5 t' C  R8 D> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
+ C, U3 T7 @9 V+ _- y, y> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
6 [/ o  S5 T4 j& ^: e> agreed it was.
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' e5 l& A, S. X) U. Z( L6 V' ^> 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
/ c0 }1 ?. m3 `, L4 B  c> 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
( {0 e% C% p9 ]/ f% L* q3 k) i> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
8 d) w1 r% d- I8 x> 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
% X+ i5 |+ }7 k& N- i+ s0 F: j> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
4 I" o2 h! `. {> remained, your life would still be full.
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  Y2 n" l. @; O> 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
" D8 |" O( V) K' H9 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
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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! B. R1 @5 x0 h; z& A0 r, o; @6 F> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
# d% v4 V  p, F* W> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
+ _9 W- }$ u7 t+ W6 m7 V> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
' _% s6 y8 E6 J0 m4 W8 Z& M8 o> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
' V, u" S$ |6 O# |; ]8 b> 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
! Q/ E/ M# ~8 r3 w/ E> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
4 p- k, O# ]  P# j> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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" d$ V4 U- ^( B1 R8 V& m7 i( \) o> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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