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 irrevocablyirrevocably adv.不能取消地，不能撤回地 scuffedscuff vi.拖足而行，磨损 vt.以足擦地，践踏，使磨损 n.拖着脚走，磨损之处 ，marked，nicked ，damaged or even shatteredshatter n.粉碎，碎片，落花(叶，粒等) vt.打碎，使散开，粉碎，破坏 vi.粉碎，损坏，落叶. They will never be the same. You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.
How？
Dont undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different that each of us is special.
Dont set your goals by what other people deem important. Only you know what is best for you.
Dont take for granted the things closest to your heart. Cling to them as you would cling to your life，for without them，life is meaningless.
Dont 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.
Dont give up when you still have something to give. Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.
Dont be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragilefragile adj.易碎的，脆的 thread that binds us each together.
Dont be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.
Dont 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.
Dont run through life so fast that you forget not only where you have been，but also where you are going.
铭记于心的哲理
把生活想像成一个在空中抛接五只球的游戏。这五只球被你分别称为：工作、家庭、健康、友谊和精神。你努力不让它们从空中掉下来。你马上就发现唯有工作是一个橡皮球。如果你将它掉到地上，它还会弹回来。但其他四只球——家庭、健康、朋友和精神都是玻璃的。如果你把任何一个掉到地上，便会不可挽回地留下疤痕、裂缝、受损甚至摔得粉碎。它们永远也无法恢复原样。你必须懂得这一点并在生活中努力保持平衡。
怎样做到这一点呢？
不要总拿自己与别人比从而贬低自身的价值。正因为我们彼此的差异不同，我们才会各有千秋。
别人认为重要，并不能作为你确定目标的根据。只有你自己知道，什么东西对你最好。
与你内心最贴近的东西，切莫等闲视之。要像坚守生命一样坚守住它们，因为失去它们，生活就会毫无意义。
不要耽于过去或未来，而让生命从指间悄悄溜走。一次只活一天，活在今日，你就充实地活过生命中的每一天。如果你还可以付出，就不要轻言放弃。在你停止努力那一刻之前，什么都没有真正结束。
不要害怕承认自己不完美正因为我们都不完美，我们才会彼此需要。
不要害怕遭遇风险。只有通过冒险，我们才能学会如何变得勇敢。
别说真爱难求，而将爱拒之门于生活之外。获得爱的捷径是给予爱，失去爱的捷径是扼住爱，而守住爱的捷径是给爱插上翅膀。
不要一生奔忙，匆匆而过，以至于忘了自己从何而来、往何而去。
“There”Is No Better Than “Here”
Many people believe that they will be happy once they arrive at some specific goals they set for themselves. However，more often than not，once you arrive “there” you will still feel dissatisfied，and move your “ there” vision to yet another point in the future. By always chasing after another “there，” you are never really appreciating what you already have right “here.” It is important for human beings to keep sobermindedsoberminded adj.头脑清醒的，自我节制的，严肃的，持重的about the ageold drive to look beyond the place where you now stand. On one hand，your life is enhanced by your dreams and aspirations. On the other hand，these drives can pull you farther and farther from your enjoyment of your life right now. By learning the lessons of gratitude and abundance，you can bring yourself closer to fulfilling the challenge of living in the present.
GratitudeTo be gratefulgrateful adj.感激的，感谢的 eans you are thankful for and appreciativeappreciative adj欣赏的，有欣赏力的，表示感激的，承认有价值的 of what you have and where you are on your path right now. Gratitude fills your heart with the joyful feeling and allows you to fully appreciate everything that arises on your path. As you strive to keep your focus on the present moment，you can experience the full wonder of “here.”
There are many ways to cultivate gratitude. Here are just a few suggestions you may wish to try：
1. Imagine what your life would be like if you lost all that you had. This will most surely remind you of how much you do appreciate it.
2. Make a list each day of all that you are grateful for，so that you can stay conscious daily of your blessings. Do this especially when you are feeling as though you have nothing to feel grateful for. Or spend a few minutes before you go to sleep giving thanks for all that you have.
3. Spend time offering assistanceassistance n.协助，援助，补助，（英）国家补助 to those who are less fortunate than you，so that you may gain perspective.
However you choose to learn gratitude is irrelevantirrelevant adj.不相关的 adj.不相关的，不切题的. What really matters is that you create a space in your consciousness for appreciation for all that you have right now，so that you may live more joyously in your present moment.
Abundanceabundance n.丰富，充裕，丰富充裕One of the most common human fears is scarcity. Many people are afraid of not having enough of what they need or want，and so they are always striving to get to a point when they would finally have enough.
Alan and Linda always dreamed of living “the good life.” Both from poor workingclass families，they married young and set out to fulfill their mutual goal of becoming wealthy. They both worked very hard for years，amassing a small fortune，so they could move from their twobedroom home to a palatial sevenbedroom home in the most upscaleupscale adj.（美）高消费阶层的，迎合高层次消费者的，(商品)质优价高的 neighborhood. They focused their energies on accumulating all the things they believed signified abundance： membership in the local exclusive country club，luxury cars，designer clothing，and highclass society friends. No matter how much they accumulated，however，it never seemed to be enough.