Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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# n* n% {/ ?1 M4 Z# C5 n> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
( {2 z/ s" P  Q0 `/ O7 O> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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, P% I% s* ^2 k' G4 ^5 \( q> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
: Y0 Z; K( e  V/ i> 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
* K7 J& \/ }: U; s4 L4 W> 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
0 W1 `  w$ L7 v9 b> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
7 p% {: O7 q7 A> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
6 m2 x  _: s& T9 L> 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
$ Y! }9 t2 t, u. C  C, m9 ?> 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
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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, }1 W; u& f2 v! ]& C> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
) _/ Q7 ?7 g' f" N3 k> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
/ C" ?/ O5 v/ B7 c2 r3 c. l) N6 n5 {+ V> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
2 \/ d/ _5 K1 `) U> remained, your life would still be full.
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) m4 `% a8 [! ?7 q- v8 x" e> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
' A6 o( s; R) m6 Q  r/ e> 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
; [0 o% R1 A& ~/ M/ K2 y> 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
1 J; c7 X4 @! n& I> important to you.
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9 A+ n9 M. {: G( U0 V> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
4 _% D! z* n% ]  A6 D0 g+ ~9 O" T> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
3 _3 |  y1 C0 R7 c: W> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
( y/ F6 p- I" T1 \7 Z, f# t> 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
% y! |* d; C) {( W& C> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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6 E. \* |6 @/ }$ J> 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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% a+ F! E% g* `) k3 c/ ~0 K> 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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