Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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' K" ], l* i$ Q! w: q$ n& `> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
. N, ^" E; D6 |; M. ^+ k> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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% m7 ]0 L% d; l> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
1 I5 [, j. C% f* j+ c> 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.
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> 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
0 m/ P0 K6 ~0 c> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
>
( q3 F1 X( K- j8 l> 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
9 Z! @% D: `$ G1 S1 B> 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
0 q: V" U" A  `2 {" ]  _, B> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
) q$ C; l8 m, l: t6 r- p> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
' ^9 h7 ~7 z# f0 H5 P% N& k# D2 C2 S> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
) Z7 E: R$ \8 z> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
' W9 x/ H. h/ p  C7 U: U> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
, C7 y. }4 Q" h- O5 C, Q> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
- w( C. c5 u+ A# V% i9 R% k9 X> 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
> your car.
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% X4 D! |; h8 N3 Z; k> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
; _; Q' q# Y" p0 x% F1 U> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
& E" A- D# t) u# o" M> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
( C' U. C; h8 _% x3 J+ m8 B> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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2 }5 |0 D4 K' u+ W, y5 }& f5 ?> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
4 o4 v& z0 t& p# e0 [+ D> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
" Y* l, L! s$ q0 d$ c> 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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> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
# `: g5 B/ @) \9 h0 k' ?> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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5 \# a  A. G: ?> 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."
>
> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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