Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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% e/ l0 \+ f2 d9 M> 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
6 w/ U$ d9 m4 A> coffee.
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3 T" c0 ]: Y8 F1 r> 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
  Z* a4 p' w2 s. u8 @- u- i> 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.
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" j$ |6 V2 ^  L4 ?> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
+ z$ ]5 s7 S6 l/ Y> 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
# e/ G* L0 v: e- \: N! y3 {> agreed it was.
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8 Z, Q. K& c4 N* Z/ V( N  \8 M; l> 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
# Y# z, L: [0 h, r! n> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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! Y! ?; [' j& E- c' j+ l+ G# q> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
- N  i( |1 t% L) _! J> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "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
4 V9 E: o& s- @$ L# I$ k4 A> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
>
7 d7 w1 b( \4 C, ?> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
, p% j% _" {6 ?2 i; B0 f$ U> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
6 E! T' b8 `/ D" J; x" m> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
3 k! R4 [+ |  H4 F5 B4 ]% O% g> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
% e2 h. u3 _/ @2 x  x> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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: k, z6 I# ]" {/ C" t' M5 Z> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
: Q; e: c4 a% R> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
  z" c1 @1 I" }  p2 j% v! e> 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
4 r- H" P! `+ L> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
! m" _- E! F/ Y/ d! @+ j( s$ g> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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) E5 `2 Q) ~& G> 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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+ U, b( I6 r# _6 y> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
5 z2 i' D. W: r; S5 Q> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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