Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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  H- }, I" l& U# W7 S) {. s+ F  r> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
3 l4 C" p; }/ w' X8 l7 U> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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, i/ J# _, a' N/ o" Z) N> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
) l8 S* O. g' w9 g2 W' q> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
$ r' p' N  A6 G" L. w$ {5 D> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
- d* ~* L7 o, z6 ~3 t1 S- y> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
# U& P, R4 v4 |5 L( c% O. U0 ~3 V) S> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
4 O; M3 d0 c$ t> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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> 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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' G4 X4 v. r. Y6 T3 F> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
; w+ E5 g# M% W7 ]3 x% \* t! m> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
> "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
! [2 `5 \# }6 \. q7 X# y1 o> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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" z) Z- @2 a9 g, A> 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
! X3 i$ c: |4 q0 j; z> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
7 D- |$ k, G+ Q( U: H8 X> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
% \& [9 V1 F* L7 h> 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
) z) d6 a/ Q( g- u> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
: R2 V! v: c3 V( M: ~> 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 b3 Y, a+ i1 `( m4 ?7 _> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
4 S9 H; L% w5 c" u9 _0 P5 @> 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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> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
. K# [8 u( d" x+ A/ X> 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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