Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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7 b7 q) E/ c: N: k7 b& m> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
& i* g7 s( Z" ]9 k5 |# \* A> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
7 H  I7 u& V! u+ N! ]8 n> coffee.
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% I. a% n6 }4 ?' A7 c6 Z> 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
> 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.
>
, H6 k& g1 d8 v( [! u> 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
! A6 I4 I+ E) t) ?, i> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
: A5 X  d; _1 q. W> agreed it was.
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0 K4 Q' `  ~5 A7 A8 s> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
* i, }7 n0 p( l: K! [> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
9 b) K/ V: f- @> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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" X$ |) k) s4 C> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
& q$ M5 s- a/ e2 }7 E6 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
: E' P9 N! _: N2 p9 N: ^* n> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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* m1 z' I2 s% n4 u) p6 b> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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4 h4 H% ^, j/ g& F. U7 T! ]# [> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
) {( X1 S! R% K) U" E$ R# x& b> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
; t) F  z4 X5 s& S! g- K2 H> 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 E/ I9 |2 i/ q> important to you.
>
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$ L. V% E  k' N2 ^8 E3 D* Q; h# j. v; v> "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
> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
2 e- _. \+ a; Y% M> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
& N; H+ M7 e' T# C* v+ M8 M' x> 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
+ i* t! j/ p6 w> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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; z" J3 a4 K6 h' i# P/ q> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
3 h7 r7 s* u& A> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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7 s  c) K! ^. x* e3 M- P8 o: o3 s> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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