“Imagine life is a game where you are juggling five balls. The balls are called work, family, health, friends, and integrity. You are keeping all of these balls the air . . .  but finally you come to understand that work is a rubber ball.  If you drop it,  it will bounce back. The other four balls — family, health, friends, integrity — are made of glass.  If you drop one of these, it will be irrevocably scuffed, marked, nicked, perhaps even shattered. And once you truly understand the lesson of the five balls, you will have the beginnings of balance in your life.”

- James Patterson -