Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling¹ five balls in the air. You name them: work, family, health, friends, and spirit, and you're keeping all of them in the air. You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. But the other four balls--family, health, friends, and spirit are made of glass. If you drop one of these, they will be irrevocably scuffed², marked, nicked, damaged, or even shattered. They will never be the same. You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.

 

How?

 

Don t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others.Itis because we are different that each of us is special.

 

Don t set your goals by what other people deem important. Onlyyouknow what is best for you.

 

Don t take for granted the things closest to your heart. Clingtothem as you would cling to your life, for without them, lifeismeaningless.

 

Don t let your life slip through your fingers by living inthepast or for the future. By living your life one day at a time,youlive ALL the days of your life.

 

Don t give up when you still have something to give. Nothingisreally over until the moment you stop trying.

 

Don t be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. Itisthis fragile thread that binds³ us each together.

 

Don t be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chancesthatwe learn how to be brave.

 

Don t shut love out of your life by saying it s impossibletofind. The quickest way to receive love is to give; the fastestwayto lose love is to hold it too tightly; and the best way tokeeplove is to give it wings.

 

Don t run through life so fast that you forget not only whereyouve been, but also where you are going.

 

Don't forget that a person's greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated. Don't use time or words carelessly. Neither can be retrieved⁴. Life is not a race, but a journey to be savored⁵ each step of the way.

 

Yesterday is a history,tomorrow is a mystery,only today is a gift,that is why we call it present.

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