Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
3 l3 g/ D1 h/ B  p2 |> 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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1 g4 `; D' a# G% f> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
0 B! i4 y  n/ A% q4 Y- x> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
( [) C0 d* ]- p7 H2 D; c6 U> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
$ s- {9 P3 z2 _$ e  B; ~4 }8 k  m2 q> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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> 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
9 l4 V2 u  }4 s/ ~1 }; ]2 [! o/ S> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
; _% d8 N: b% c" Q+ D. x7 y> agreed it was.
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$ V4 N$ N7 U3 ~+ g5 f& Q: W! ^. E$ h> 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
6 x+ }) M$ l5 E: v> 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
8 A1 D- q3 y; _' V7 m. g4 a; Q' o> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
4 G5 x/ y4 E0 r# T> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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1 s, H# x) p  R0 @" t> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
1 u3 C! d9 H3 D0 W4 e- k6 h> 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
) b& f. e9 p* t& C" N0 G6 j> remained, your life would still be full.
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5 c# u4 z& {* ]# W+ m# O> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
) v! {# ?% I. \> your car.
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, [0 U# o( G- |1 |5 C> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
0 a1 I2 u! G2 l- D& e5 V5 H& x> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
* }9 Q( t2 A$ F6 b  ^; U! `> 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
* r% P) X. k$ ~, J5 D7 S+ \# c> important to you.
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5 x  C. B; m$ g" y7 Q> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
0 D6 ]7 S# s# e$ d+ k# U) \0 W> 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."
>
> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
2 V' i6 t& ~8 V' b  U! a5 |> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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+ v, }" O$ g, @- `# T; b> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
+ M- E* \/ V, i3 `8 S> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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* |2 q2 ], J1 I1 y& S- ?> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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