title: Suzanne's Diary For Nicholas
author/editor: James Patterson
reviewed by: Helen B

Reviewers said this was an unusual story for author, James Patterson. I picked up this best-seller in my weekly visit to the library.

In the early pages, Suzanne wrote about life in her diary for Nicholas. Her words captured my interest. Imagine life is a game in which you are juggling five balls. The balls are called work, family, friends and integrity. You are juggling them, trying to keep all of them in the air. Then one day you finally come to understand the balls are not all the same.

Work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. The other four balls are made of glass. If you drop one of those, it is irrevocably, scuffed, nicked, even shattered

Suzanne said that once you truly understand the lesson of the five balls-you would have the beginning of balance in your life. This book gave me good food for thought.

Helen B. adds, "As I live my life, I'm very aware of all the 'balls' Suzanne wrote about."

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