Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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7 O! W5 M# h9 i, A& z; @- y> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> 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
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
4 K% m9 E% A8 G% r  _2 o> 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
> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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& X( l7 @+ X& Y$ c0 M6 X& P> 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
0 p" \! C& S- O2 K& i7 e> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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5 H1 K+ c- C0 r+ D& @9 `  L& Z> 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
: O0 ~/ _0 A! L4 ?; c! J* Y> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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1 q/ f& f: y& [7 h2 \> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
/ B: X! `7 u8 v7 k> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
9 ?- n- c* y4 B; Y. U+ a; x> 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
% Y0 L6 T7 N8 ~4 j> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
0 T- [. @* M2 X. ~> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
2 H  @6 }9 j; \& W> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
* V5 s2 [/ j: |$ w( k> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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% t/ n( I" N$ }# r& S> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
+ s- @7 P4 A5 e, p3 Y4 ?) i- W> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
% @& k* P4 L- T/ D( y> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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8 F/ j/ h$ E; q1 F8 N> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
* D. A4 D8 R2 O. _0 X, \  O- V> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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& D5 U) q0 b3 W4 s> 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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