Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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: {8 h2 |) c$ e* e& \4 ^> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
4 _% \# V# d8 C: b/ s> 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
% g% k6 p! L- p8 o> 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
' W5 f3 k7 g3 \8 z> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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8 r9 C- Y+ B7 y6 @: R* _> 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
  v* _1 Y5 z7 K> 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
) o; {$ i# Z: C& a; a# i> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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* m8 R( _; j8 Q% _> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
2 U% @9 ~$ Y# M) D; b  k  r> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
4 w2 D  S) P) n1 @> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
$ X6 x' c% ]6 J2 I& Y: R5 j) \> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
- x/ |! X- E  b, }> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
6 \* b  A: }  |8 L> 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
; c- E1 A0 F" z( ^6 K> 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
> important to you.
>
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
( I0 Q3 t: k  l. Z9 E) o> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
4 P8 k0 |2 F7 ]# o> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
& @' d" l. _4 I' E5 |> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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5 c1 j( ?5 J, D  d> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
: S+ U# x! Z1 ?3 W  N8 X> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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: h" |+ @$ K0 Y9 L> 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/ `# k" @8 K> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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