Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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6 @! Z8 s$ S* m$ |5 m> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
. k+ Q% ^6 ]7 I" t2 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
> coffee.
>
> 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
8 l; n! `1 x, n2 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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. e; h% t- @% h) {8 ~4 x( H> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
0 _& f/ j# z5 T9 V3 _9 e) g- U> 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.
>
6 B& F9 ~  }, U' b( M> 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
. e: j" d2 P+ f$ j. r2 c. s> 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
/ ?$ s! y+ e8 l> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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2 B  i" H# X3 n! f6 }/ a3 F. y> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
+ r7 |# `! g% Z8 \+ s> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
/ ?4 R; q2 x* N! w. G& ]$ i; k> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
. t, W  `  w( P- W; i> remained, your life would still be full.
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> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
5 h! m. S+ [$ |  Q1 @: |> your car.
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" {- v  R7 a4 I; H( J8 w4 c7 ]> 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
' S" D8 X6 w. H+ r5 w2 u5 \> 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
. b9 n6 @6 {: I1 Z" e! D- O> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
3 N- g; Y$ o' ]) u2 s" q6 j- h> 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
> 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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> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
>
> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
5 ?# k% F/ S+ y. V" h+ U. r- f; m5 ~7 c> 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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