Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> 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.
>
, C7 ^- Y7 Z" T: d; j> 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
> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
+ l! i# N& \  r0 X8 V$ ~2 S$ b> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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/ h. h, ]! t1 z4 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
, E% H/ T: Z8 a5 m5 e# f> agreed it was.
>
> 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
& T2 B1 ]3 z6 K! L* k* g- [9 l% Y> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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/ |( z3 [3 D, Z3 C$ j5 R( {> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
) n) p' U% b/ i> 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
7 Q; E6 d4 }  E' m> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
" a; U2 v% E$ s> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
0 ~+ S, B$ B, F; t% `6 s3 H> 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
3 Y( j' k/ @4 r" n% `> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
7 P5 b) P6 s2 V5 Z> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
0 J: h/ W4 w, N3 n4 a> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
  x$ R' n: |9 ?3 `" w5 J; A> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
2 m& x% U* y) ?4 h> important to you.
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8 B9 P* D3 H$ }1 c> "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
3 }! z/ q8 b; {6 P> 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
: o/ T, K" ]# {2 h; {- ]% s> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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3 J1 {# g) J4 {> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
( v# ?4 t1 i2 R+ D2 j> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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4 ?/ b$ p- g. n5 `+ O& P> 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."
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$ N7 g, T8 i( X* k0 L0 T! Y> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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