Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
2 g# y$ v. J" ~% i' D> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
8 ?0 f) |' {5 e0 o) b6 c( B; ~> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
> 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.
>
8 w4 i/ c5 ^4 i3 @& z: 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
- Y4 M8 _; u8 d4 J> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
>
( b' a9 k8 c9 r) ^4 }& W> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
, `9 T6 h3 ^% w: Y& W6 r' p9 v2 b> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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6 j# l$ _- A! i, i: v2 {> 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.
>
% L* Q2 D: P. k" L+ O4 r1 t> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
- _. o- e6 P: _+ a, c> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
8 \9 p! O3 w1 G2 [0 }> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
( q* H: F. p+ H, A* m& u> remained, your life would still be full.
>
' b# v& {& X3 t& O7 C! M" K> 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
> 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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' ~# G8 A# q/ [8 U0 C+ o7 k1 l> "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
> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
  Q/ L& H+ \* L; |4 S" q2 V> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
>
2 a/ c8 v  R: o! T$ X* V7 D> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
. T9 M7 S# R( v, X; Z" @> 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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