Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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9 ]4 C: r& w3 }0 T2 ]$ b7 d5 Y> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
" b, d% K0 a, R) G0 N" @4 f> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
: l' ]/ E  b  g' B> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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7 i. |) l5 K9 w( E8 n: L& x> 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
7 R' `; p, ?0 d% E> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
/ J. o3 ~- E7 |& L> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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0 w: J- Y1 ]6 |. S0 `> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
) `0 d. V& @( t2 c4 L* ^( R> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
8 p  u( \9 k) ~> 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
  _3 N  N% Y" I: Q> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
> 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.
>
> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
( X8 p( X5 b  R6 p! g  N> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
# ^3 e" ^3 Z; c> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
/ t) ]9 p9 e! U0 G; z+ U+ E> remained, your life would still be full.
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% A9 G) o  }, |2 h4 i' S> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
0 I% ^. @+ N, N$ P$ J% m> your car.
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$ M) P9 b' y; K# Q> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
: Q5 N* |2 _4 F$ a> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
! N' k$ ?/ ]* Z> 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
! C; k- A: c  _% n> 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
, B; n% e- D- G> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
' `6 J2 P5 S. h! @> 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
> 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."
>
> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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