Fwd: Mayonnaise

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone, an asthma group friend just forwarded this to me, though

it was quite appropriate for all of us.

From June

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> Date: 14 July 2005 10:25:14 BST

> To: June Fraser Fraser

> Subject: Fwd: Mayonnaise

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> This is excellent....you might already have seen it! love sus xx

>>> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24

>>> hours a day are not enough, remember the Mayonnaise Jar... and the

>>> 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 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 this 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

>>> recognise that this jar represents your life. The Golf Balls are the

>>> important things - your family, your children, your health, your

>>> friends and your favourite 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 things. " 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 things, 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 go to the doctor. Take your partner out to dinner. Play

>>> another round of 18.

>>>

>>> There will always be time to clean the house and mow the lawn. 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 enquired 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. "

[Guest guest]

Thankyou June, I really liked this.

Fwd: MayonnaiseThis is excellent....you might already have seen it! love sus xx

When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours a day are not enough, remember the Mayonnaise Jar... and the 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 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 this 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 recognise that this jar represents your life. The Golf Balls are the important things - your family, your children, your health, your friends and your favourite 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 things."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 things, 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 go to the doctor. Take your partner out to dinner. Play another round of 18.There will always be time to clean the house and mow the lawn. 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 enquired 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 roomfor a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."

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