Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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# g7 c" |8 x" v  N3 J; C> 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.
>
> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
0 X' l6 g( Y5 e4 m5 U4 v: A> 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.
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4 x; K# S. O- S8 D> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
) ?' ]) a, l- n/ n& y> 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
& C# D% C3 c, n2 W> agreed it was.
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> 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
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
2 ~9 Z% _* }0 P. s> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
7 e: t  A2 s  u! N2 l+ ^: X  D> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
5 U* c: [! j( J> "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.
>
> 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
" W3 ?* r2 _8 `: g> 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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>
> "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
# ?* K/ s* E3 i$ d  O> 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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7 b* q1 `# u. u) S) p; h> 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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' |( B: ~1 A6 X) g7 ]  k& x& i> 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."
>
. n  w+ E$ p2 d, Z: S; D/ w> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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