Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
5 x+ V. d' m. i! ]2 k# z> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
/ b" o( }! i. O4 ^, S5 m& m> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
# T" |/ N7 ?' v> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
- i# f1 T/ i7 r) n: I> 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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> 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
7 v9 p5 y! @$ i5 Y9 W( B- U' h> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
+ A5 S) Z& m! h( b% x2 Z& a> 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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+ s. B4 M( X- Z' ]) b> 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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! O* O: G0 [5 V> "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
" I$ v+ a4 y) S7 f0 a' F* Q/ {> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
1 L, I0 ^: _) o! G! y$ v> remained, your life would still be full.
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( o1 I) ]/ x# t$ s5 d& C7 ^> 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
> important to you.
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8 u! _+ Y! e4 W& u* ~) o> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
$ S, T7 k+ n; `> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
: V3 G: U' L, B! K> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
6 O! Q9 S$ @0 b# u9 C0 W4 G> 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
9 c8 J! A( J2 G/ j- G> 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
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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> 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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) s6 }' g, \. V$ o$ T> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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