Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
0 @4 }8 ?* k  o8 Q3 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
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5 {( C  t3 U* `. l( q* W> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
* i1 o" }6 B8 N7 g> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
! t( w# H. g$ d$ H4 c6 g9 p' y: j> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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2 P0 k! q. Z9 q0 F2 Q1 ]( {# w> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
+ C! n+ a: o: ]9 Y& H> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
" X4 q$ `# J+ r" o5 S9 d> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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: m' ]% x1 H$ n- a( N& A: A> 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
% q% q- a& Y9 A  _2 K> 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
0 I% s+ A7 f( {3 v> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
( s4 p* Z3 y' P) i2 {) x/ P- J> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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& q- S0 e1 @, o> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
/ W, u0 k3 ~* o& s, \( y> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
- b) W& o3 B/ ]" \> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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6 ^! E4 d4 t: \: X2 B" a3 ]7 q" a> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
9 N4 r1 `  A4 [> 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
4 a* J8 }7 d9 L: |/ {* U: S# O> 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
2 T! a" ?4 S6 O8 ~> important to you.
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. \1 D; }  b6 L: r6 t> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
. a* y/ l, c- u4 F; B" e/ ^! d" k7 @: e> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
: m! o* Q9 t8 ^0 V6 r6 m> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
( r" M9 c- s3 A* p& `! y  |> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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3 w8 l4 {: Q1 x> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
0 g7 \. z/ a3 t3 T! Y* O: @/ ?6 ^' T> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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( H4 l% _" `4 x4 ~> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
; o7 z3 K) t0 G/ d- o3 i' q* O> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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& e0 N; S+ {" n% R' A1 D; h, N5 Z- [> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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