Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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+ Q; X: J5 N) ^) K! @! w- E> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
. ]& B7 H. s, r" X> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
5 q4 T0 x" C2 I4 T2 w8 J  b> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
5 M7 L$ }3 m' B; Q> 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.
>
> 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.
>
5 W. g2 \* ^' U( L: x> 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
  C" A4 z' N- F* F> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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* C, I7 ^: i* A, x/ c% l> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
6 w8 P& V6 ?( `) `! Y) V; h$ S> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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9 a6 o5 @3 @: u& h9 Y> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
+ l0 V/ _- b7 }; K: f- d4 f8 v> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
2 ~  E+ J4 b- ]6 |> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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$ B6 b6 T4 e8 S6 i! S) p/ y4 c> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
- b+ I7 P+ r) o" @> 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
* y, w- F( P  a% m# g* v. X1 `2 W> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
4 G2 @( m' v2 v& A8 v> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
- X$ v" x( s* n: S5 w> 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
& E4 E6 j" U! j2 A8 S> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
. a- W. r$ \, v8 C- S> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
7 e8 x" v) A- \) k> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
" q6 y/ Z. Y/ Q2 g3 ~. ^9 j> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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- n9 U3 Z" a9 ~/ J" W9 l# S, |> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
  ~( A4 d6 G0 D. u1 ?& W> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
( k, x" h" n, F" s/ u> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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) a% g6 h! l9 O> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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