Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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  D0 [0 n0 ]1 V6 t; s2 ~, P( X! {> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
3 J. G0 G, G% x> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
" I: V% n& K$ K! N* e* m% r7 O4 ?' ~> coffee.
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> 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
0 p# k% ]2 E, u* z# b> 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
> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
0 t& Z2 ~9 f$ ^2 t$ x$ w  E' E> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
>
> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
" Z$ _! X- A% A; c; m# F7 ~3 h) X> 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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0 o; \- t/ H9 n4 n> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
; _9 i6 ], K/ j7 O$ A6 m! w> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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. ?/ k  q% F) W" R> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
/ A+ Z, h- o$ @/ Y2 R> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
3 G1 k1 W8 ^4 g$ O' n7 h' v1 Y; ~> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
! Q2 _# n3 P/ u; e" A$ C' W> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
* m5 ]( P4 R7 ^, e* U> 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
* b8 t7 e$ {- A4 ^% g' C> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
* Q6 b# X& c& I6 a9 j+ G> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
/ c, y: g! e# z0 z6 K+ b> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
/ |$ I4 K9 X! r0 O/ |> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
. n) x  U1 y" l  m6 M; o> important to you.
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0 S" l4 v6 T$ D* p1 @9 V  h> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
2 c+ }4 D. ^2 s! g! u8 J$ {> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
7 p  r/ w& [6 R* U! l, m8 ^- |3 A> 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
' v/ j5 T; ]. l- D! I- _> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
0 I  u* ^# R+ T+ R9 G> 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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) n, t& I  Y  g2 B$ t$ |& M% L> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
  ~0 `4 @% v5 y& i> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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" T* ^% d- q) H3 X0 l# ^> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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