Life is...

 Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling 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 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?

 Don't undermine your worth by comparing yourself with
 others.
 It is because we are different that each of us is special.
 Don't set your goals by what other people deem important.
 Only you know what is best for you.

 Don't take for granted the things closest to your heart.
 Cling to them as your life, for without them, life is
 meaningless.

 Don't let 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.

 Don't give up when you still have something to give.
 Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.

 Don't be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect.
 It is this fragile thread that binds us together.

 Don't be afraid to encounter risks.
 It is by taking chances that we learn to be brave.

 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.

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