Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
* x6 Z, C, Y  p> 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
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
# Q- c: M# Z  f) b( i> 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
# f. I+ l2 {8 e+ v" v* U> 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
2 E7 V) a# y" k0 p7 t6 d  ?> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
>
8 V5 U$ f) H- |- r! ]* ]& f> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
; @  m/ @" Y) P( n/ _( @> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
& s* U7 J, |" q) X9 D3 m> 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
/ P2 A- Z0 o  o% u> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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; P- f, k( D9 c: t> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
& ^* ~- ?& N! c  P- i+ g: B$ n> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
4 n0 M0 u- U5 t$ Y4 \" n6 h% [> remained, your life would still be full.
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7 O) m7 @- Z* e& B* _* J> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
3 I  u; x' p' k% O, t( C$ K> your car.
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- F8 y6 }- H/ k> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
" H5 h  ?5 a2 c9 B& Y  T+ T> 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
# B) G+ c' a. m> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
& O3 W) ~* y/ g> important to you.
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9 N: ~& v% b$ R* ]; b% K> "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
, l( a- h: {3 ?. D> 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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, O: ?/ z# ]/ \3 U0 E> 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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. N% H8 o% Z1 J. V> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
9 l; O! \- \8 \/ C/ @# h% @% P/ A> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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5 O$ _- l1 P3 t: Y5 P1 U> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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