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
8 a% Q! C$ z% v/ Y  _> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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+ ^7 }( a( y4 N* W% V> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
! a9 D: t2 B! K> 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
# S0 _3 y" Z9 z8 X/ S> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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& c$ Y. f/ D! A> 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
9 x. D9 p4 Y4 U! F  d& P> agreed it was.
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9 N; ^+ L- ~) F# ^4 u> 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
' @  P9 ]/ S9 S6 Z+ o+ N> 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
% A. {. j; K8 t& J" C" I9 P> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
$ Y, D# N. O: ]+ l/ v> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
( s0 r+ u( ]) x# F! d  o3 S' g$ S) P> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
7 g) H# M' m# b6 ^> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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4 O+ v$ e# J3 K, u8 M> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
5 i) u: X, I+ r0 r- W4 T( n" k# h> your car.
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3 a: @; o3 \# ]> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
- Q& W+ H& }  ^2 _" E- N/ a( Z> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
0 q- Q1 B) L6 F+ O5 f% G> 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
% I4 m6 V+ l5 i> important to you.
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# G2 N0 I. X! N' |> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
  ?# y1 J9 G9 F- d$ p> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
( a+ p8 B' n( _# e- H" b2 @> 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
* X4 K" i. R. c, Y# {> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
: Q4 h, n6 k# h5 }+ d, C" N> 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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$ t5 D& y& t1 b( Y4 W> 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."
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& D' b4 z2 `- I0 B( Y+ C. v0 p* m> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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