Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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! `: B2 A& _& R/ b% M5 }5 r! g/ F> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
% E2 {3 l" r& o3 q: D+ Y" V> 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.
>
> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
1 ^) c( F. o- {# b' h% N> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
; B- [: C) Y* N8 a1 n* J6 s> 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.
>
3 y+ a/ d; c5 s  \+ R; u* I> 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
1 t- K" o) o/ m; A3 g& ?> agreed it was.
>
> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
4 i4 |, X, V3 q& W> 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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; k, C- C! E8 F; ^! T> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
7 E7 W4 L* r  U9 E# b. i/ A4 d: n5 m> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
3 M( X, r( V* U# @( r4 P> 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
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> 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.
>
> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
/ |% \0 F# Z! `- y$ P' {; v> 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
* W2 l8 A7 B/ I0 H  f+ j2 o% Z& A> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
>
>
/ V8 R+ D: J% \6 F+ G> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
" v. Q( j: z9 G% O7 p. s+ }> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
+ V, ^7 ]4 ~; y" @# G> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
' r% y% `8 x  E. h6 N" A' F. B/ Q9 e> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
9 l0 M3 {: m) F+ Q& d& b5 O> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
% |- v6 N3 D+ }( q" {> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
>
; N8 B$ B9 q: c$ P> 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."
>
9 B3 t. G, T; f3 p> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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