Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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# q% k) F0 r9 F/ O+ d) E> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
: }4 d" f3 W6 \- f# N  o> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
5 Q' |0 L3 v! q! U( C/ Q% q& i> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
2 i2 X+ D/ z+ Z1 d; G& y> coffee.
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! ~9 Q, `( f( o% a; o> 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
> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
7 x2 n1 J" E; o> 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
9 p, F9 B& |9 Z- ?. [( N0 e' u> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
5 V  F/ l7 C: X- X$ E5 l> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
) C2 P0 d/ t: Q4 o: H* P6 H3 Q> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
; `3 w/ ^* X( H  f7 W) v4 E> 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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8 r+ d1 A" t( Y& U> 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
  }8 |( q+ T0 g  m1 E% F> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
! ]  V; }! ]' ^> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> 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
1 z4 j) w1 F# L3 d6 t> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
& G3 X/ {7 z0 u& f. Y> 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
+ L) \- Y$ m- y! }> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
* F' D' D- M: t1 G. s6 @> important to you.
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# q& T( H9 [, e6 P( [  z, C5 Q* F> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
) E; e/ j$ v9 M( S> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> 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
1 c5 C) Q8 ^2 j. U/ o8 h6 T! j! M> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
* G+ h3 m4 p) z$ Q) |+ P; M> 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
4 b9 d( M* a$ a/ V> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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2 \" B% B% }$ f2 g6 n! q) g> 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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$ W; i$ H) N' r5 @5 ]- U> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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