ot: Five Balls

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Hi everyone,

I got this in my email today and thought I would pass it on. I like it's

message.

in Minnesota

linda@...

" Five Balls "

Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some

five balls in the air. You name them - Work - Family -

Health - Friends - Spirit, and you're keeping all of these

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 scuffed,

marked, nicked, damaged or even shattered.

They will never be the same. You must understand that

and strive for balance in your life. How?

1. Don't undermine your worth by comparing yourself

with others. It is because we are different that each of

us is special.

2. Don't set your goals by what other people deem

important. Only you know what is best for you.

3. Don't take for granted the things closest to your

heart. Cling to them as you would your life, for without

them, life is meaningless.

4. Don't let your life slip through your fingers by living

in the past or for the future. By living your life one day

at a time, you live ALL the days of your life.

5. Don't give up when you still have something to give.

Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.

6. Don't be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect.

It is this fragile thread that binds us together.

7. Don't be afraid to encounter risks It is by taking

chances that we learn how to be brave.

8. Don't shut love out of your life by saying it's impossible

to find. The quickest way to receive love is to give; the

fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly; and the

best way to keep love is to give it wings.

9. Don't run through life so fast that you forget not only

where you've been, but also where you are going.

10. Don't forget that a person's greatest emotional

need is to feel appreciated.

11. Don't be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless,

a treasure you can always carry easily.

12. Don't use time or words carelessly. Neither can be

retrieved.

--Author Unknown

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