Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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0 s! u8 l$ d- i* x> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
. t7 U- [* u8 l$ w7 w! S> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
& [; C# A8 i( q> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
* Y8 j- ~5 w; J  `7 x4 j> 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
1 V* E: h& q1 u, K> 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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> 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
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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9 S) v$ w2 e8 b7 G7 K/ D% c1 I> 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
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
; p) `1 e) G% X' @3 w5 r> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
& ?" Y; L9 l1 p> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
/ q% m: X/ _1 F/ \! S; E/ q> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
, b/ s& {4 h1 w$ ~$ H8 d; A, U1 {5 T& N> 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.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
$ ^* t( S. ^0 T4 f6 K( ]2 ~& u> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
( ~( n% C) q5 r+ D# C6 D> 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
' E4 R' ^3 U6 `, J5 p& A+ e5 [> important to you.
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5 X; f% |; a' j; O; |7 i0 W5 S> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
: v, M1 Z6 y, h6 Q* Z# _> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
- `; \: r6 Y8 f9 e9 Y> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
$ ~# A( z/ ]0 S* `# m3 e> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
2 Z! H3 X2 C4 M4 L: t! D6 ?> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
4 o% C% l0 Q, b8 ~> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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7 C- z' @3 n5 ~  n/ C( L> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
3 b. i. N/ ?3 p; t. a> 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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