Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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, f8 F( E% j! l5 ]+ Z> 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
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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
> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
/ Q4 d3 B2 a! [/ P; q, c1 r> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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7 }2 V* ^" w2 J! Y& m4 n$ ]5 J> 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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; v% v$ Q' p: a7 o1 v> 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
1 }" y) a+ m) D! l8 ?> 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
3 Q4 _% k: Y" m> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
( A6 X7 i' W' |: L0 K0 |1 F- D: v> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
+ E; D9 q7 _9 c/ l4 A9 u5 T3 W+ s: x> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
/ I3 q% Y+ i) o- }  |: R> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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0 @# V6 h$ o8 {" C  T> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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. E/ ~5 _2 a+ t> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
7 |! g* ~5 R" I* {4 z  }+ C> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
2 ~2 T, s. e/ ~) W* t8 {) v> 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
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
  q: B0 ^6 u7 @. n/ C; d1 u> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
  a* T' E8 J3 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
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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0 M* ?: ^, _, n" T; T$ Y. J> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
4 ~/ S( F) S1 W- D> 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,
( ]& i* [! M# c) d" {> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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2 L/ X# n% a' r5 e> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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