Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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6 a  C1 c1 {6 U. Y  G9 S> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
, |4 A1 Q8 w  B4 p0 m+ Z2 c> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
. O2 F  y1 q) _> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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+ f  G. j* X) J: i> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
0 [0 O6 {1 Z! G% K$ e& M1 n; m3 K3 I> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
* U. g' U0 \  |8 j+ B> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
; i" C1 ?8 f5 A+ T* Q7 C. ?( t> 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
5 n  y4 u. i6 ~3 L# T6 u; g2 ?> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
4 y1 s4 O, i! q  W> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
; R% l  Q5 @: Y4 s( \> 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
- A) w& q) ^" T2 S6 o> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> 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
3 D& S  w4 W. ]9 k> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
4 N( C4 H8 ]# Y: r* w> 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.
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& U( x3 S1 n3 r% k) e5 F, u> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
  k; y( E; |9 e5 _2 A% M> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
1 Z. ]3 g9 P% x) S: {% B" F> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
% r+ H8 E, y6 A. ]> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
6 d) ]; d7 t) C7 N> important to you.
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8 \0 z2 I8 N* U  q> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
: U- `& }7 ?# H> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
: A& w! X  N9 V' S/ h3 C- {> 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
8 U0 s4 P6 F- Z) t7 N> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
* ~7 K9 Q  o2 y1 }% h+ c" [6 ]> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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# E, U& j. K3 l3 z0 B5 s> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
/ ]7 Z9 v  |+ s7 x4 |> 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,
$ E2 a& Y4 l- r+ a> 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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