Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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5 @3 B; s: g2 Y% t> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
* B2 f! B" ]) C2 T& S. }> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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4 s: l9 j2 f/ q4 r8 r+ M% j8 }> 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
& _, h& D# x# A& k! V4 y1 D/ k> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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- m7 F  L! }& |> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
" Z" e2 @7 L! w% i, s: L> 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
( _  J1 ?% A3 z% a3 O5 w> agreed it was.
>
> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
( ]% F9 |$ V- ?* Y> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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% `9 b  I- S- M" L* ^& T  O6 k/ z> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
7 y- Q' |( E" B! ~# ]> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
3 U9 V$ U# I" f$ t' {3 n$ |> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
" k5 @: h# v5 _8 d( m/ \" S> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
4 C1 J) T  ~  x% h; o> 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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> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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> 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
5 c" c; c# s0 N( 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
$ W9 k9 U9 b1 b+ }' o" R1 [> important to you.
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4 C' y& B. j0 G; i> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
: N- Y2 }( ~+ T3 W> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
2 _4 V" Q. [3 Z( {> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
% {9 L6 _% x9 ^  {( U( i1 h> 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
. l9 R* L7 h" V, |> 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."
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6 |8 i' O* B6 T, J  e> 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."
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7 G% C5 ~. q' S) O5 Q$ L/ j> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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