Today's Thought 5.13

"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 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."


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AZ

Thanks for this one, AZ. Besides the image, the concept is very
important. Work is work and usually one can find it. But you can't
find the others in the want ads...

FlatironMike
wanna-be juggler
One year, three months, two days, 13 hours, 13 minutes and 19 seconds.
9151 cigarettes not smoked, saving $2,745.05. Life saved: 4 weeks, 3
days, 18 hours, 35 minutes.

Always, at your service, sir

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AZ
"FlatIronMike" <FlatironMikeNYC@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:99003ca5-33a7-45d9-9286-1f71fa77834c@1g2000prg.googlegroups.com...
> Thanks for this one, AZ. Besides the image, the concept is very
> important. Work is work and usually one can find it. But you can't
> find the others in the want ads...
>
> FlatironMike
> wanna-be juggler
> One year, three months, two days, 13 hours, 13 minutes and 19 seconds.
> 9151 cigarettes not smoked, saving $2,745.05. Life saved: 4 weeks, 3
> days, 18 hours, 35 minutes.

On Tue, 13 May 2008 06:47:28 -0500, "AZ" <zikra.nospam@yahoo.com>
wrote:

>"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 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."

Not too long after I got to work this morning one of my co-workers
came over to me looking like she was about to cry. She hugged me and
said, "Thank you." Puzzled, I asked for what. She was thanking me
for having sent your thought above to her. I send them to three
ladies and this one I had noted was especially for her. She is an
only child with elderly parents. Her mom had a heart attack a month
ago along with some repair surgery. She's in a rehab facility about
80 miles from here. Helene has had to handle all the arrangements, be
there for her dad and her mom. She has two young boys of her own and
our job isn't exactly a piece of cake. She's on the board of
directors for the local Salvation Army and does lots of work with the
homeless. She has the best heart imaginable. On top of all that her
husband's nephew committed suicide over the weekend (at least I'd call
a stupid, drunken game of Russian Roulette suicide). As you can tell,
Helene is stretched about as thin as one can get. Your thought was
perfect for her right now. So, I thank you!!
Sue

Sue, you are thanking ME? I should thank YOU for sharing that great story.
I merely repeat what someone else, much wiser, said. My heart goes out to
your friend.


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AZ
"Sue" <sebrady@thegrid.net> wrote in message
news:18ck24l6r1ufin0kasgpha88ht76n60aoo@4ax.com...
> On Tue, 13 May 2008 06:47:28 -0500,>
> Not too long after I got to work this morning one of my co-workers
> came over to me looking like she was about to cry. She hugged me and
> said, "Thank you." Puzzled, I asked for what. She was thanking me
> for having sent your thought above to her. I send them to three
> ladies and this one I had noted was especially for her. She is an
> only child with elderly parents. Her mom had a heart attack a month
> ago along with some repair surgery. She's in a rehab facility about
> 80 miles from here. Helene has had to handle all the arrangements, be
> there for her dad and her mom. She has two young boys of her own and
> our job isn't exactly a piece of cake. She's on the board of
> directors for the local Salvation Army and does lots of work with the
> homeless. She has the best heart imaginable. On top of all that her
> husband's nephew committed suicide over the weekend (at least I'd call
> a stupid, drunken game of Russian Roulette suicide). As you can tell,
> Helene is stretched about as thin as one can get. Your thought was
> perfect for her right now. So, I thank you!!
> Sue