Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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$ t# e  ~  h& e# l3 U> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
: a2 p' B: z& o0 r) {> 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
, ?6 W) h) a6 l+ Z> coffee.
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* w' D3 W, D/ x  K4 e  E/ v% c$ j: [> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
( k+ c7 Z. W( H$ j* [3 t  p7 k& X> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
4 W7 z' Y/ [; E# @# l6 h( X> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
" I% I5 \, l7 X> 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
- d; s3 q4 K/ E4 x$ l, w) {5 D> 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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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
! t% r' u0 s! O" v  k8 I> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
8 @+ q/ n* D2 r+ D5 m' m4 o> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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! L* X1 {1 M' R  `* T> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
, t: z6 Z( d3 I/ h7 F3 c/ [1 Y. j% n& I. U> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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  L2 y2 l7 g5 Y* K& g> "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
& {, Z* F  F3 ^7 k. a> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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  A8 l5 G7 Q5 [. q8 a" `: y> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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" k8 H+ ^7 u9 [0 S5 b" V> 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
0 z- S6 S( v+ P* A* B8 D% ^; w& Z> 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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: k# U9 h: r  a) b2 X$ i> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
0 D- q& O$ K$ x: v# P> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
! `1 I& Q  N0 i/ s% T6 _% V2 [4 W- v> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
$ E2 `% N% s7 g2 O( n0 A> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
" V& j8 ~! e$ K4 s% R% k> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
: K. m+ {1 {  ~8 x3 m% R# S% f6 ~1 t> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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. _# N0 d: m; J> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
+ n% N$ w0 n, d# ^& |7 G> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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> 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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