Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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" Q1 I2 E/ U' H7 u  G( {& P> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
8 u% p+ y  q0 o3 Z" p> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
8 I- R  a1 d7 ~, n0 x7 d$ F; Y2 W  I> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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3 X* f) D, V8 |, u" H/ P> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
0 G) n* I" i$ y/ v> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
( ?0 c8 Z* O5 n* {1 e+ I0 H> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
- d! Z! u. v- X3 T+ x! A2 V> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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, O2 J/ `( u" ?3 F- r; C4 u- d* A> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
& o+ [- V3 P9 S7 n5 {* ], l9 t* M> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
" @$ a; I5 `9 }" C, {6 V> 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
0 \( J0 }1 i/ H+ {! ?  ?: ^> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
0 a1 i6 b) w% Q. v+ I6 J. \> 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
8 _8 r4 M9 l* ?8 U8 v> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
5 o, v6 Q0 L( G; m9 c) Y8 |! M  Z> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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8 g1 J4 e- I2 h4 s/ k( [0 R# f4 L9 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
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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) U/ n6 X- ~) G0 S2 G2 \> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
6 E3 G) S5 Q+ {1 Y! S3 s> your car.
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& j! [) Z% ?9 [+ F1 R, L9 w% n> 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
9 A5 s& W5 W7 c4 u! p: C6 G5 b) E> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
( M. d$ _* M( c' @7 p> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
1 N( W$ q! r  [2 y) ^/ B5 p> important to you.
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) p# F' h$ O2 P8 o> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
6 p% X' G% A- v& n  s& S: i0 ?> 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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8 g# {% y) S' h9 W* @; p> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
/ [- H6 s; f( m$ S4 p# Q> 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,
+ ^: l9 y$ ?; N% K% K+ n7 ?> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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  {2 G" T8 T% B; O5 h> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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