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努力保持生活的平衡
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) P7 I p: W3 h8 T6 e& t Imagine Iife 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. % {& ^: f; `9 Z+ e$ V8 ?
you will soon understand that work is a rubber ball.Ifyou drop it,itwell bounce back. * M& q3 n _6 q
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.
4 ~, Q& F" u7 Q1 h; l* w+ l0 xThey will never be the same.
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- S, ~) f6 Q7 g/ ]9 D k You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.How? - @( a3 z" V/ f1 f* Y# w
Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others.
8 K; o9 v9 ?3 }It is because we are different that each of us is special.
. r% ~, A$ |7 y) s Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important.Only you know what is best for you.
, L4 w3 V( y7 V, z( j- V! C& @7 a Don’t take for granted the things closest to your heart.Cling to them as they were your life,for without them,life is meaningless. % o! T4 k- r1 ]" N/ Q: ~* g
Don’t let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future.
9 g" g W* V( ZBy living your life one day at a time you live all the days of your life.
2 z4 x# ^9 F3 E! W0 p! q Don’t give up when you still have something to give .Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.
6 j5 I) v3 m0 x" T( p Don’t be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us to each together.
7 j; J2 W" ~5 q1 o1 S& D' H! I Don’t be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave. - J5 o6 k' T; X# Q. k
Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible to find. 2 o) B/ ^( C l# A& R+ \
The quickest way to receive love is to give; the fastest way to lose love is to give it wings.
; k1 S' e" ?6 z1 r" }3 G+ \ Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been, ; U: b, b6 @! `. _2 x$ k
but also where you are going.
& z# H8 `7 Q1 g Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.
/ b% B. ~1 S. {5 A8 L Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless,a treasure you can always carry easily.
6 @$ t7 ^2 t/ Y- l2 k+ T0 E Don’t use time or words carelessly.Neither can be retreved.
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2 ~9 W/ P4 j4 k& W0 R1 H7 s$ L Life is not a race,but a journey to be savored each step of the way. Yesterday is History, ; c, A' J( W; E
Tomorrow is a Mystery And Today is Gift…..that’s why we call it The present.
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--布莱恩.戴森
4 C" Q$ f! o! p0 i, o/ s( B 想象生命是一种往空中抛五个球的游戏,你把这五个球分别取名为:工作、家庭、健康、朋友和心灵,而且你要努力不让它们落地。你很快会了解到工作是一个橡皮球。
2 J0 Z: W" G: A; `如果你让它落地了,它还会反弹起来。但是,家庭、健康、朋友、和心灵这四个球是用玻璃做成的,如果你让它们掉到地上,它们将会不可避免地遭到磨损,留下印记、划痕,摔破甚至碎落一地。
8 {8 F- M K9 d' W5 D4 ]它们将永远不会跟以前一样。 3 n! ?; q2 k2 V0 C$ f5 F9 |
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你必须了解这个道理,并且努力保持生活的平衡。但要怎么才能做到呢? $ O, Z, I; s% R6 D
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不要拿自己和他人比较而贬低自己的价值。正是因为我们彼此不同,所以每个人才很特别。
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不要因为别人看重那些东西而把它们设定为自己的目标。只有你才知道什么最适合自己。
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不要将最亲密的人或事视为理所当然的。好好珍惜他们,就像是你的生命一样,因为没有他们,生命将失去意义。
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不要让你的生命总在留恋过去或是遥想未来中流逝。如果你活在每个当下,你就活出了人生的精彩。 5 y. [ l; `' Q
: L( |$ V) m- Y! d5 H% Y# w当你还能给予的时候别轻言放弃。只要你不放弃,万事皆有可能。 ! s. N' [6 s1 R8 I {8 q
- U& I) {, S0 v, D i; I不要害怕承认你并非完美。我们正是藉由这脆弱的细丝紧密地联系在一起。
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. a* H/ e9 v) k: S2 O5 o不要害怕遇到危险。我们正是在冒险中学会勇敢的。 & O9 @9 f K4 a' S1 J3 r' [
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不要以真爱难求为借口而紧闭心扉。找到爱最快的方法就是给予你的爱;
2 k. W6 }2 y5 v# ^失去爱最快的方法就是紧紧地守着你的爱不放;维系爱的最好方式就是给爱一双翅膀。 ; z7 I" b2 u4 I" L6 h
0 H& I+ [% I- F& s( l+ j不要匆忙地走过你的一生,以至于忘了自己到过哪里,要往哪里去。
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不要忘记,人类最大的情感需要是被人欣赏。 3 C# [; d* J' c, z" p4 o; E, O
7 K5 ?7 Q+ A, Z" ?) J; u9 }8 l不要害怕学习。知识不会成为负担,是你可以轻松携带的珍宝。
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$ {) e2 F2 E; C( D4 S, `+ L不要漫不经心地蹉跎光阴或信口开河。时间与话语都是收不回来的。 5 ?+ B: u% |* L! t
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生活不是一场赛跑,而是每一步都需体味的旅程。
) ~+ A7 ^8 F+ I: D) Z D& I8 g5 L昨天已成历史,明天还未可知,而今天则是一份礼物:
8 c* m' O, H- V* o i: V那就是我们为什么称它为“当下”的原因。
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