Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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1 Q0 l( R0 M  J! |1 k> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
, Q1 e& ]5 a4 n+ R6 D- R5 c> 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
# q; v/ @' f# V2 q% O$ X> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
* d) _) C7 G. r; d3 T4 ~3 o8 U  w> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
, |  e! E/ E: ~! z% H) G; z0 `; i> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
>
% ~" I" i1 U! b3 |, h, U> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
8 t* V; X9 R1 Z2 A) y. b% ]> 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
# [; ?& i7 p4 y( n> agreed it was.
>
> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
: u# i* [$ z, s: g> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
+ `7 r+ j% s" h& _1 E0 g; f- U, E> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
: k1 W$ ]+ x+ i: S8 `( K> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
7 K5 n5 a8 x# |0 Y+ S& h> 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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- ], u. {8 @" j> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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" q9 D9 }6 ]2 U* ]' a2 Q0 ^- h9 a> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
" ?2 |3 U/ @: J! I( z) J> 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
& r/ z3 L; l6 a  c1 l+ _* f# u/ |7 I> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
>
>
> "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
, B6 {3 D( }  b: {7 h! ]# o8 P% y> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
) k5 k- n9 f5 _8 z" G> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
( Z# Q$ m3 x$ D5 h$ U, B( u' _> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
  U# S) {7 X( b> 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,
& z' T& {5 Y0 r/ i0 n> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
>
2 W! A  P! f/ p) y' @> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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