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Posted on October 18, 2013 by Christine Crosby in balance sheet, Family, life, older adults

How Does Your Balance Sheet Of Life Look?


Our Birth is our Opening Balance and our Death is our Closing Balance

Our Prejudiced Views are our Liabilities
Our Creative Ideas are our Assets
Heart is our Current Asset
Soul is our Fixed Asset
Brain is our Fixed Deposit
Thinking is our Current Account
Achievements are our Capital
Character & Morals, our Stock-in-Trade
Friends are our General Reserves
Values & Behaviour are our Goodwill
Patience is our Interest Earned
Love is our Dividend
Children are our Bonus Issues
Education is Brands / Patents
Knowledge is our Investment
Experience is our Premium Account

The Aim is to Tally the Balance Sheet Accurately.
The Goal is to get the Best Presented Accounts Award.
Some very Good and Very bad things …

The most destructive habit……. ……… …….Worry
The greatest Joy……… ……… ……… ….. …..Giving
The greatest loss…………………………………Loss of self-respect
The most satisfying work…….. ……………….Helping others
The ugliest personality trait……. …………….Selfishness
The most endangered species….. ………….Dedicated leaders
Our greatest natural resource…. ……… …..Our youth
The greatest “shot in the arm”………………..Encouragement
The greatest problem to overcome…. ……. Fear
The most effective sleeping pill…….. ………Peace of mind
The most crippling failure disease….. ……..Excuse
The most powerful force in life…….. ……… .Love
The most dangerous pariah…… ……………..A gossip
The world’s most incredible computer…. ….The brain
The worst thing to be without….. ……… …..Hope
The deadliest weapon…… ……… …………….The tongue
The two most power-filled words……. ……..”I Can”
The greatest asset……. ……… ……… ………..Faith
The most worthless emotion….. ……… ……..Self- pity
The most beautiful attire…… ……… ………….SMILE!
The most prized possession.. ……… ………..Integrity
The most powerful channel of communication. ….Prayer
The most contagious spirit…… ……… ……….Enthusiasm

Christine Crosby

About the author

Christine is the co-founder and editorial director for GRAND Magazine. She is the grandmother of five and great-grandmom (aka Grandmere) to one. She makes her home in St. Petersburg, Florida.

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