Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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, v4 v0 S4 {! X) X8 u( {8 d8 h> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
* v  B9 p! y7 v  }> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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9 [+ M5 _$ p+ M  c7 o> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
# [) |7 ?: |2 b% L4 H9 K# C> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
# R3 U9 ]$ A0 @4 m9 r> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
. o5 c" e  o& e1 J7 `; N> 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
> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
* A. s7 P/ H6 {, X! i> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
7 S/ f1 V. j. T6 ^" r  t+ J> agreed it was.
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0 ^2 w4 Q( z  G. u# @) k> 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
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
9 E* _* A' z. D0 g, ~> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
' y! J- q" [% }$ N1 s& [$ \> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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9 u" |$ f0 n3 \: D> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
, ?3 G  B2 R$ x/ Q, Q- c. G> 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.
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$ f6 a3 u( _5 \> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
2 a/ S" N1 }+ H6 g, \> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
. S. Z. m/ _- W' m7 V3 \5 w4 b1 h> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
/ V( \6 ?, d, [. g1 l$ W> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
* [8 U- R' ]0 {9 y4 K; O) Q: W> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
>
>
> "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
> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
' E% |$ p1 {4 H0 _: [% R> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
7 q! K8 z* _& @- W+ X$ O- C3 B- d> 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 A; O6 w* I5 `, F' Y> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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4 S$ z% Z2 q  M> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
" _7 Q7 V$ A" c2 Z) P' o5 O> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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% K4 N* p+ ?* U: n: r" @> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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