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
! y0 M8 @* d" Z5 d: u> 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
> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
8 V( ]: D( W! `8 C% Y% H' n( }# D$ v> 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.
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: O. N1 n6 E" H# A> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
9 u4 G& m8 a4 a* m> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
! e, S' |2 U3 s+ n( A- d8 X> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
& @6 U& ?" I# Z' w( v> 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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4 B" A; x$ W5 d5 S" @# V* m' E) }> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
6 }; D. t9 S2 t- z7 I> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
0 d7 q0 j1 I; p" U3 a> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
: X8 y9 a& D- ]5 G% Y> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
( n& n/ e; R' R9 Y2 {% }> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
3 U" p0 B" ]0 J# b! L/ i> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
/ V8 w+ C3 V. ~9 t# M7 b8 ~. p> 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
. s* r' u: L( T: \% f$ D  `$ }. D> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
" [7 [  `2 N& b# ^5 |> 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
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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/ z/ W/ M- b) T- ^1 L) w> "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
8 ^+ G. B) r( o( F+ o2 _; M> 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
7 g( `2 B! K9 U> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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5 _4 \. k: B# Q  M/ e5 I> 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,
$ [4 f8 ?- J7 \6 @3 O> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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. B+ v% X9 M; Z+ j1 G% X, _; y- t> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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