Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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& A* _3 n4 p) F% Y8 b> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
1 Z7 Y# r: A6 O% a! N+ F> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
8 i, s, O. [$ C. W6 G% E: n! o0 D> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
: X# G( C7 ~* B, m> 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
8 a' D, m, N0 b- A* K> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
>
> 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
. p* E# n& s3 V! z8 X. J; q> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
+ V& @* c7 @7 }$ x* R8 p> agreed it was.
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0 a3 ^' B. l5 v# t- N$ w> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
  \4 Q2 x/ g% R> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
1 {1 u' d. }% m7 l> 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
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
0 U% @5 E9 w7 x! _: a* W> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "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
" j+ z8 i, g+ M> remained, your life would still be full.
>
> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
( o9 I* o: X4 a7 T> your car.
>
( |+ L) _- S/ J8 {' R> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
/ B% }5 |5 l$ ~1 O+ f& _6 u' @> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
5 _0 m9 N7 A: E. _  o( P" G/ w> 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
7 @* m! J# C% Z, n2 P* ~> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
% {' p' ?; y" M; e> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
$ S6 {0 R6 ]) K6 n) t/ h> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
6 K1 U2 }* ^! i+ Z> 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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- u+ n& O' L( x7 ?! c> 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."
>
> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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