This was written by the CEO of Coca-Col Brian G. Dyson. It was used as
Georgia
Tech's Commencement Address

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 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?

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
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 call it - "The Present"