Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
. `. |& e- Y+ t4 s0 ?> 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
> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
% O  w; E- }2 z3 b> 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.
>
5 o: [6 o4 R4 h/ S8 [! h6 L3 J- i) P> 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
+ i) Y3 o& s# A1 x5 [> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
5 w' u% X& W/ j! w> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
& c9 N: p. `( c) G  b% z> 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
. `4 N2 n6 g  ~5 k) Z# I( r> 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 L! ?" t& ~6 E3 t0 m3 N> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
>
1 v& a, Z/ o7 ^+ t; o9 @6 V> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
>
> 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
> 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
, R; e) c" T$ z' E$ _$ G  S7 i> 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
> 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
' r! q5 r# ^3 }" w5 b. c1 n+ p: @> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
- x/ T/ X6 b# _> 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
4 a  {$ P7 S5 \5 Q> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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$ \8 f( a5 T, s; K> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
! m6 N- z( H+ Q& {3 f# S> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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% m3 P+ Y. W7 a+ D. n8 o> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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