{"id":6581,"date":"2016-04-19T22:29:44","date_gmt":"2016-04-20T04:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/?p=6581"},"modified":"2016-05-25T23:11:20","modified_gmt":"2016-05-26T05:11:20","slug":"striving-for-balance-in-your-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/striving-for-balance-in-your-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Striving for balance in your life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Balance&#8230;it&#8217;s a word that makes me crazy because I feel like it&#8217;s dang near impossible to achieve in life. Nonetheless, I find myself constantly seeking out articles with advice on how we can gain better balance in our lives. Tonight a dear friend sent me this article below. It is apparently a speech that was given by Brian Dyson, CEO of Coca-Cola at a commencement back in 1991 at Georgia Tech. He may have given this speech 25 years ago but the content still rings absolutely true today. It is such a good speech that I knew I needed to share it with all of you too:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in the air. You name them \u2013 work, family, health, friends and spirit and you\u2019re 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 \u2013 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?<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Don\u2019t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different that each of us is special.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Don\u2019t set your goals by what other people deem important. Only you know what is best for you.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Don\u2019t take for granted the things closest to your heart. Cling to them as you would your life, for without them, life is meaningless.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Don\u2019t 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.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Don\u2019t give up when you still have something to give. Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Don\u2019t be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us each together.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Don\u2019t be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Don\u2019t shut love out of your life by saying it\u2019s 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.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Don\u2019t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you\u2019ve been, but also where you are going.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Don\u2019t forget that a person\u2019s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Don\u2019t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless, a treasure you can always carry easily.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Don\u2019t use time or words carelessly. Neither can be retrieved. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Life is not a race, but a journey to be savored each step of the w<em>ay<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Great advice!!!\u00a0 Have an amazing day everyone!<\/p>\n<p>~Amy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Balance&#8230;it&#8217;s a word that makes me crazy because I feel like it&#8217;s dang near impossible to achieve in life. Nonetheless, I find myself constantly seeking out articles with advice on how we can gain better balance in our lives. Tonight a dear friend sent me this article below. 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