Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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0 M9 C6 ?& z+ g: b* N3 o> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
: V: c' l, F1 i4 a" R/ ]7 z> 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.
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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
> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
>
' [; ?, s6 X8 n6 c0 u> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
. s- R- B. s; @' Q, O2 ]0 H7 c/ x> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
) {$ M7 I2 C# o- Q8 o> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
8 T0 p4 l+ o" @; ]% ~9 O. ^, E> 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
$ p* n7 U* ^( v1 @> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
. S7 q" c# D7 g% Z- f, Q> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
- T" ]; Y+ K* R3 [> 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
9 O7 P; a) R, p. b> 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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> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
/ Z/ E0 N' }+ w> your car.
>
> 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
> 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
+ [8 e8 [$ r) k' R# P  l> important to you.
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>
. i5 m. u" D6 }  p. M8 s> "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
> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
4 F  d' b& T9 D, i> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
' f- I- I- \& `> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
>
1 G; x3 r2 e3 l) @0 q. ~> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
7 e9 c0 Q5 a0 b. i> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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; ?6 ^+ K9 f: ?5 t0 Z, @> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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