Fatigue makes cowards of us all. When we are tired our judgment becomes clouded, and it is simply harder to be a nice person. Twenty years ago, we could bring balance to our lives with an annual vacation. Today, things are different. Few people come back from an annual vacation feeling truly renewed. The very make-up of our days and weeks and months has changed. Today's challenge is to do things each day and week to create and restore balance.

Each morning, pick one thing you can do that day for 10-15 minutes in each of the four areas - physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual. It doesn't take hours and hours to balance our lives. A few well-placed, brief activities can make all the difference to your health and sanity.