Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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8 \3 f2 D% ]% f7 d> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
$ t# y! |6 h1 W' s, w. d> 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
$ e& i4 T; r# f3 _6 J3 z> 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.
>
* w* H9 X4 s# m! U: Z7 Q# t2 t  G> 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
; A& L: y( p1 `9 ^, @9 z4 T> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
" J' E: \, C- z* y6 h> agreed it was.
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! A# d) m( K* S- X, S8 L& F" w3 y> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
8 [8 T; u  L: p5 o: \> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
> 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
9 g0 M+ p% T, K$ I> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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; ~3 D/ P3 c% {3 K> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
8 `- Y) i. A0 @8 }$ s> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
, m0 Y- o; R; v> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
3 {( ^2 F0 B% v$ @) V  g% U> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
# i/ `5 ~' q% o# }# c> remained, your life would still be full.
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# K* e8 |( U: U+ T> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
" Y6 |! G" Q0 V! I5 Z5 g> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
0 q- z4 A5 a, T- A) u- m9 @" u  F> 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
> important to you.
>
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> "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
! M' x1 R, a/ U  q9 J5 u> 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
1 F/ H+ R% d$ Q4 D$ M% u0 W> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
> 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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4 \* {) A9 N' F. b! \& m. n! X> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
' G/ j- [5 E' a& G> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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/ k, K# ~6 y1 `> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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