Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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) e& L! ?$ ~7 h9 H* Y> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
% H0 n) L1 d& A0 I7 O/ q) W> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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* h* J; |2 C. K3 C+ r5 @> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
1 W) V- B  U& S2 n6 o> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
0 R. [! X6 X; i> 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.
>
> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
$ Y; |+ `7 c1 z: {% 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
+ u6 X% f& r6 M# s9 i6 V& p> agreed it was.
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; ~8 m+ f) L! |( j$ v# `& [> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
' O9 T0 D3 Z/ o5 c8 _! c> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
6 S6 m+ \. v2 X& t1 |8 |> 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
4 C3 H* Z! A/ r& v5 A8 R* }* ~> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
1 h9 l/ O: m$ A> 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
2 ?& m' ]) N" P4 E% c0 n( U> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
( C: J2 f% p/ M6 S' i' H> 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
> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
( A0 R4 Z. c( z! R/ c- c; r6 f> 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.
>
>
> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
5 L' d8 }3 `2 M: {5 w$ C> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
+ r& q, M  _9 u4 D> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
2 |" J, d0 Y, u/ U& k9 y> 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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" R1 _2 K7 a5 r" A( S8 d> 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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* y; C" ?' O$ c& G% ?* f% o( A$ S> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
3 A; @3 o- R& O7 {% F> 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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