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    The 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
    coffee...

    A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in
    front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very
    large and 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.



    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 the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was
    full. They agreed it was.

    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 a 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
    recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
    important things-your God, family, your children, your health, your
    friends, and your favorite passions -- things that if everything else
    was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full.

    The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house,
    and your car.



    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 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.

    Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play
    with your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your
    partner out to 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 really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is
    just sand."

    One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
    represented. The professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked. It just goes
    to show 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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    How true it is!!
    cheers
    Bob
    "If I had 6 hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend 2 hours sharpening the axe"



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    I put that one up on New Years Eve last year.
    https://www.woodworkforums.com/f43/ma...coffee-110680/
    To grow old is inevitable.... To grow up is optional

    Confidence, the feeling you have before you fully understand the situation.

    What could possibly go wrong.

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    You did to GJ mind you I have received it saved it so many times I still had to search the net for a copy.

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    Yeah, that's the thing with the internet/email, you end up getting the same joke from people all over the world.
    To grow old is inevitable.... To grow up is optional

    Confidence, the feeling you have before you fully understand the situation.

    What could possibly go wrong.

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    The jar was full at the beginning, full of air.
    I'm just a startled bunny in the headlights of life. L.J. Young.
    We live in a free country. We have freedom of choice. You can choose to agree with me, or you can choose to be wrong.
    Wait! No one told you your government was a sitcom?

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    Seen it done but with beer instead of coffee,

    Ron
    "Rotten to the Core"

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