Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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$ K% n) t$ |1 N# o$ S> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> 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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  M6 F: i, T' a# f' P> 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
/ I9 K& F( p8 }, F  b" O6 P! G> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
" H0 T/ G/ s7 b# M. M0 W% f> 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
3 y% W7 h. K1 _9 z4 Q$ }9 m> 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
" t! Y7 v, h" T! K" P% e: f> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
6 Z7 d' @8 e9 ]> 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
  @& O# s4 e4 N8 P$ \- b) r> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
$ r/ G' X! L  N- M; k/ n9 [+ J" ?7 B* Q> 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
> remained, your life would still be full.
>
0 R% [* @% V, u# m8 C6 T. I> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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. A' Q1 U2 d1 y: d> 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
( v5 e. q/ \& \& ^- N> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
/ ~( B4 ?$ a, C/ [: ^> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
0 k# j1 a  Q4 f4 f> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
; v, _( z& l0 E> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
2 q0 V. t. F7 ]/ O- w& Z$ b> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
$ B& y5 {% ?2 x/ S> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
" O  H. P8 L# {; e0 f: F> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
" T- t1 \$ @6 l2 ^> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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' Y# ~, c" h! ^5 Y  u& t> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
4 c, U9 K* h0 A+ c1 o- ]6 X> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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) x1 {2 \; N1 @. J# C> 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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& c$ Z: Z; i2 N; s& @' ~6 Z6 H> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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