Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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% @/ o: A+ H. g> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
7 D& X5 j. @8 i+ C8 B  a% `) |; L> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
/ P4 B* ~' Z9 j$ |> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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& r2 R) D; P9 D& Q> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
4 ?8 u6 X6 a% u* l) ?9 g> 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.
>
- y- M0 D, d- c  ]& ]6 O. n9 Q1 x1 x> 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.
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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
$ I$ Y9 K7 d7 }> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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2 V- M8 Q) R4 k4 f- K> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
' Y6 k1 I% V1 F( i> "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
> remained, your life would still be full.
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8 w; f1 W5 q2 O+ f6 X> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
9 T, h) A8 O3 A> your car.
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& o, X( E7 F: j0 ]> 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
1 W$ w. c) h) z  ~) W/ H> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
( i, c$ V; P/ j0 b1 t5 S  o* |> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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8 H7 ?/ {# R$ p) n> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
; v# z- t7 `) V6 L- g9 Z! s8 m8 g> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
9 Q' ?- R0 J! P' U) k6 e> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
% k" c& U' |- _% x  C8 Z/ ?& {# a) `> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
+ X" h- m9 {8 ]9 j) B3 `3 @. b, Y3 a> 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
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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: }* J) Z6 y% w% C6 ^* H) ^> 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."
>
> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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