Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
- l" x, ~* |6 B; y> 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.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
- \6 E8 C( f4 M- L; ?> 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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( H, C/ \: x1 o5 g> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
" _2 W; K* `/ b/ k( ?- R8 R> 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
> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
2 L; c  ~6 M3 G+ o$ k> 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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> 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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> "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
' c- J5 n8 ~) j8 C: y> remained, your life would still be full.
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; t+ v; k0 G  S, d> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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# S* ~1 `+ X1 M# F' q" u/ U> 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
9 L, `! `  N1 h' q: X> 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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> "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
; l* s  r1 T4 u; n9 e- E# U> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
& u* E0 `) [  B9 n% a> 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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> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
/ N/ x$ P) U" ~0 y+ x" p# W1 C. U> 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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. m; Z# y9 b$ z( V* G4 r+ X> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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