A thought by Ray Johnston (2014-05-13) from his book, The Hope Quotient: Measure It. Raise It. You'll Never Be the Same. (p.120). Thomas Nelson. Kindle Edition. (Click on the title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) That is so true, isn’t it? Ray finishes the paragraph by saying, “Fame doesn’t. Wealth can’t. Success won’t.” And that is so true. Earlier Ray quoted Brian Dyson, CEO of Coca-Cola Enterprises, who said, “Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling 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, they will be irrevocably scuffed, marked, nicked, damaged, or even shattered. They will never be the same.” Ray says, “Maybe you’ve seen a demonstration where the speaker puts a
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