Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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8 z3 x8 {8 C! f3 T: _5 s) z> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
6 L  S9 R" v9 e5 c9 a> 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
% v: \! O- u' O> coffee.
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5 P' u  f$ ?4 W5 W- T' r> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
: ~: \6 o7 |+ T, i: D, B> 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
  V& F: `  [4 L$ w5 u> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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' G  ]3 |3 `% B  S. m0 ~' O> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
/ W' Q# E) Q# Y: @% I# {* |> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
' o% a0 j" ]# j( t9 D> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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& h" ?: w+ Q; T( P6 q' A* ^> 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
> 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
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
: c7 [/ j1 s. K' N+ }$ Z4 \; b# u> 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
% k7 S5 C  {1 I$ m# v1 y# g2 [6 T> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
* t$ a) h' z3 \8 A> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
, q+ a" @. O9 o+ M& i" _/ i9 F1 F> 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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1 L/ a! U6 z- V, n. O> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
  M+ n& x' K& M  e> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
. M0 K* o3 b, S> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
. a9 `8 w0 w; j+ t3 c> 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
, Z' s) @2 B/ L1 {2 w/ w9 l+ g> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
* n8 d7 Z: U) s$ n/ P> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
7 Y& O$ i3 V7 b> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
% m1 ~) J% |( Z$ D+ F> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
! o) X5 ^1 t0 o* w" z) l> 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
% _0 A3 ]0 ]. U; q- K> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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5 W3 X' i' I7 z5 y  a4 j$ [8 F> 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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> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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