Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
) J  I/ p/ M4 P> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
- n1 ?' a/ r! o  O6 W# D1 c- a> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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1 {8 `1 E/ V; D2 C7 L# Q> 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
/ K1 K( Z+ j: Z  O' [! F> 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
2 m. Q9 r9 g7 W# c! t9 c. K> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
# q0 f2 U% X/ j- f3 f. E8 a> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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- j8 _. b4 {4 J, F8 ~+ _> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
7 C0 Z  d! b6 T5 \+ d- m) l) C& z0 S> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
/ X, n& z( Y2 `> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
& X3 P' Z* r/ I3 b> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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  h) C. a1 `- T! j3 @5 o% |> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
1 u3 a* @1 Q  c3 V; G> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
" N% r& t9 t! a. o0 `> 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
> your car.
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> 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
" `' U' P' U; R% ]  A> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
! ?" {* ^; d& S> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
1 X8 b7 F8 C" _> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
/ _) y- }( g% V$ H5 X+ ~> 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
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
' ^1 n7 L  `9 S$ A; s6 {1 e" G> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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/ N; g6 n/ c% I5 [9 q2 Z/ N> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
* Q% m1 A7 Y5 W) _+ A> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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7 w2 m( V, h7 x6 `* q" j9 x; l> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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