Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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2 j# F3 v' u  f> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> 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.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
' o5 {# n! M- u) K  b* H3 ]2 X! Q> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
' ?8 X7 ^1 R; j1 R5 B> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
; ^* y; C5 n. m7 \1 [9 B> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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9 p2 n5 R) Y( U7 ]> 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.
>
> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
> 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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> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
& p, I  J# M7 N* O+ `& {> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
0 s. m+ n! z8 X& o> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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1 g, ^3 i; K2 d) o2 d> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
, ]! T0 b: X& J) ~> 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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; t$ B! }% I: v; P" E& ^, {2 g> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
/ d! b! M) Q. T3 b8 \/ s0 y> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
1 ~. g+ d$ n; H% g# r0 B> 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
% w. d0 {% J5 c2 u  u& F: K" T> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
: q. k1 z% w/ A$ r/ H> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> 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
3 V+ i3 j. T9 d4 h2 h0 V> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
8 q; F0 G  K0 @" h6 t; d> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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& U1 q- @7 h# @> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
+ D8 B4 V& E( E1 i) T> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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3 l: {( w& b) D+ P& J7 Q* D> 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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' D$ }* U3 |& {% ?> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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