Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
; ^% n9 v, H" z6 O, V3 d2 S# w% i> 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
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' Y; t  o3 ]& Q! F> 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
' [" r9 M7 u( q7 y0 a> 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
# {3 _( ?) a0 U7 q3 K5 |" m1 @8 g> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
3 r# j4 G3 q0 e$ o: m> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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4 T+ d8 v" A* L' L2 [> 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
5 X& r7 b) H+ u" E$ X# h' P% L> 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
& V* l0 B$ i% V) @, x. ~1 b$ `# }1 @> 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
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
4 _1 T; L1 i" C5 |% e> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
& L, r, J# \2 I> 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
  e! {$ R5 t  O> your car.
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! t7 n; Z' A2 j; u/ t: D( _7 j> 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
& B, u4 {' X: a" d# F1 h$ Z> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
& e; I) H+ \3 y. C4 W7 ?> 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
6 A% W4 `% j1 o* n; Q> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
9 ~  g; |* L2 r5 I. b> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
/ |8 s3 Z( g& V. j# n& r> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
) {' P' w+ ~4 V% Z: J; i! P- P' I> 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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3 j! ^% y& v( N0 Z3 \# _> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
7 b4 l( b  y6 @> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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5 x9 c3 a1 G0 ?3 |> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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