Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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5 V* Z) n# E) t; z0 j> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
  m) e( H, O& U, ?( p> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
# a4 h, t- {! z, U0 t> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
. u3 A; `5 j5 r% Q. ]7 _> coffee.
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% i3 U* t4 o( u' }$ V1 B5 X> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
9 e6 ?% G- `  y- o: p: o' k> 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
* `1 L1 Z, z9 e5 \> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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! g2 @* L- f, F& Q> 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
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
6 i4 F8 T6 v' W! _> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
  x, m9 u; N. r4 g+ u> 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
2 Z. F) F# t. `0 e1 z# c$ ?> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
6 F7 h8 E/ G. J; h9 f) u$ _5 R# X, q> 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
' x) i! u9 G1 s! ]# f, \1 _> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
1 |: x( @0 u$ c) D> 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
7 {" o! D, e2 Q/ W> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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+ h0 _, [* \( F/ c> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
) g& A+ ~# N3 [" w> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
5 _. E3 G1 W, C& h" d> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
0 K. g+ {# ^% y: I+ @3 ~> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
* y0 v. r! H( }7 u" d> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
$ r2 q. B2 t; Y' P* p3 F1 E> 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 Z( G( _0 E. F. \# c! h. i( n' d4 j> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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4 J- }( f; |" C# z2 u% z> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
9 s4 I) K# h9 a  Q: j. l9 Q> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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3 `0 G- ~3 v/ s1 u, k3 y> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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