Life

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.

Life is not a race, but a journey to be savored 
  each step of the way.

Yesterday is History, Tomorrow is a Mystery, 
and Today is a gift:
that's  why we call it - "The Present"