Fw: Perspectives - Thought for today (NCC)

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Subject: Perspectives

Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2001 08:37:21 -0400

Have a Blessed Day! Keep things in perspective

Excerpt of the Georgia Tech commencement address given by G. Dyson, CEO of

Coca-Cola:

Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some 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, it will be irrevocably

scuffed, marked, nicked, damaged or even shattered. It 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

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