Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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6 u( a. {, [! y$ a> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
+ R4 W, P* P  F" N, N> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
4 R+ d! X% w7 O5 C% `; z8 h! h0 }> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
  n  y( q* \( X) Y' Z5 A' R> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
: x: U$ x( M$ D: G> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
3 k; w$ k( a- k9 Z) Z% j/ c' H3 ^( {> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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" r; p2 x. T  f0 B1 ^( t> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
7 K* b4 |1 P$ \2 O) d; y> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
! l  W# p" m  ]+ `> agreed it was.
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. y5 N9 F* r0 W> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
( }4 x  \1 m2 s/ l8 i3 Z: R# T> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
+ ^2 J5 Z& @- R> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
: E8 d# g% I( K9 a- ?, Q) x> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
) w( F0 l# o2 D- ]. h5 \) e& Q, N- w! I> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
" M* V- E* N/ y0 A+ L, `  l1 o( a5 S> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
9 b, G. g* Y3 o# ?1 {. d. |6 o> remained, your life would still be full.
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: F/ {3 j* f. N( U6 |1 P' M0 ?3 E> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
>
> 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
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
>
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% V* r/ d4 R, }1 F  L> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
; d- w! X$ [# h; [' d4 P  h> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
) S. O* e( d, V' \; g: t# ~> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
: V1 V- i( }( J: G> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
3 Z: ^4 P9 N  w0 @" g> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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5 d% Y1 ]# a$ N$ x, v> 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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> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
1 U7 g) B! D* M. A! `) K  w  ]> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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/ I" m" Q- j6 \6 z8 e) C> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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