Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
0 K9 [2 b7 `/ v$ N: u- f> 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
& |- p0 F: t4 S* }- Y6 ?( {> 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.
>
; H( [( @, [7 T: |> 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
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
>
5 q; q* }- p) t- B6 n; [5 n> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
. H+ w$ w0 G: L, ^7 ~4 \% }> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
) g8 g6 t: G7 B" ?4 M* m  C# D0 N9 ]0 a> 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
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
> "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.
>
> 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
% }2 F: u4 J# c, q7 d4 @5 o% S> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
> 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
3 n" P) H3 O) Y9 s' X> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
+ e8 I' J. P; c9 k> 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
* S4 `" c$ u/ t$ ^! I> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
! o5 I+ F. `2 h0 R2 q, P1 V> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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: _$ e# }% D0 x( O" P& o, C> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
' g7 J4 |1 U9 X> 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,
1 s- q9 e  O( ?; `) R> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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/ z& a. n  i$ H* w' I' z  {; x9 ]> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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