Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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( Y$ W7 d5 Q' |0 `3 K8 b1 g> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
+ X  A9 c# P4 \: e6 }  _> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
5 N, j# M4 K+ W" L& y+ u" O> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
+ \( e9 D& F- g3 n) U6 g- M> 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
3 F! G. s+ V5 t& E8 h% w> 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.
>
> 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
' G3 b* c% L- I' b> 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
' M  ^% Y  t) S1 D9 O9 x> 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.
>
% g" G: x8 r! a5 x1 N  d> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
) l1 k: k* h. P8 M- n/ Y! K' i- ]> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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; n& m; s0 W- [4 g3 r> 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
, |: v: i2 v5 \; x2 c0 ~6 R4 j" s> important to you.
>
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
) M* b- ~$ ]5 m8 ?> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
7 X6 k7 L, H, G$ O> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
+ ?- @5 v% _/ `3 J+ W7 `; m. `> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
* T. U% O0 |4 \> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
# r. {5 \7 [5 e. \$ Z6 F8 s> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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+ |3 O7 t/ |8 t" n2 p- K> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
; Q- {2 U9 t# _: k- T9 K  |& l> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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0 ^% ]# m1 u) R/ v> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
& @! d) @1 S  q" t( H> 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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