Even when it’s hard, we don’t want to let our healthy habits go down the drain. Nobody can run on empty. But when there’s so much happening, can we really keep up our healthy habits?
I heard this idea in a shiur from Mrs. Chani Juravel years ago and have been quoting it ever since. She noted that we all have a lot of “balls” we juggle in life. Those balls are our responsibilities. The key to a balanced life lies in knowing which “balls” are rubber and which ones are glass.
The glass balls are the ones that always come first. No matter what else is happening, they can’t be dropped. The rubber balls, though, can be delegated, canceled, or wait-listed. They won’t shatter if you drop them.
Most of us have our regular juggling act pretty much down pat. But sometimes extra balls — a simchah, a Yom Tov, a medical difficulty, or other stressors — are thrown in that make it impossible to keep our act running smoothly. That’s when it’s important to know which balls are rubber and which are glass. You need to know which balls are okay to let go.
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