Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
3 Z. @! Z# ~' {% k& D$ F+ q# d$ c> 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
> 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
& x  [. K8 D* x! S1 I5 @) @> 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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0 f! d$ g  `4 A. i8 Y2 Q> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
8 L; W. F; _  d/ n; p( t# r> 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
  e9 i+ [. W0 U# N/ Z* F- ?) `> agreed it was.
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> 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
: b3 O7 u" ?. M: o9 \> 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
- I/ p# h# p& |1 t' i3 w> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> 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
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
; m* e/ `: c$ a4 f3 u* L> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
' f3 c" y/ v) R  n; x9 F$ W' c  G> remained, your life would still be full.
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+ u3 ^, Y3 u) N! O7 u> 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
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
; w4 R$ U2 F- D/ T8 n/ v( R& M> important to you.
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2 \) Z! ^# E# l- Z+ d4 e8 h2 ~0 e# `> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
. D+ p# Q) f1 [9 `0 M) S/ K> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
( h# x0 r. \" P% _; @0 t7 U1 ~> 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
4 @. R! q5 p1 x: c3 A> 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
8 o; _% c7 R4 N> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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0 q+ a  y8 f: c2 {6 u) ?> 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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. g: t+ M3 F8 e" s7 r5 w> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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