Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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: c, S) Q& l' `5 _$ A8 b/ m> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
: H' d7 S$ {. ]> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
0 ?  s0 H6 G: C) w3 p* g> 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
+ R! D( D- L! V> 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
> 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
( l8 {5 @% [9 L5 L' @4 Q; X! l> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
0 {( k; h" Q0 z  P1 `> 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
7 G* t$ b+ Y$ t- P> 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
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
8 ^- P+ Q. U& s5 R> 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
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
: Z4 }  ~$ x/ `; X$ r> 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
9 T: r6 s. y1 ?1 }> your car.
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8 Z- A0 n: Z7 q1 t0 F5 c> 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
2 U/ G! o6 o8 I+ [# c# Q9 c> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
" i! U! ?. L  b5 U  S+ |> important to you.
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7 p! G5 F5 ?; k* |  X/ u( \& M" C+ i> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
1 C- b$ ?, ?2 K> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
- n* `  c/ D, E+ k8 A> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
9 A7 R+ m2 i6 H$ W# k& t> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
. k$ s$ l  \- V' b7 z> 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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  _& O# Z. y3 ]9 a' H> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
, c/ B2 K( n' S5 {> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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1 H7 T# j- _0 e+ R3 r> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
0 t) x( L& G+ \! r: c> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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8 e! R( t2 V) O' B: ]1 W> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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