Many years ago I learned to juggle. It wasn't easy. With two balls in one hand and one in the other, I was perplexed by failure after failure when a good friend revealed that she had been to clown school and could teach me a great lesson about juggling.

"Toss," she said, "but don’t bend your focus to catch. Toss the next and the next and let them fall too. Pick them up and do it again until you find the rhythm and aim of the toss. With practice, you’ll know soon enough when to reach in for a catch.”

And she was right; Don’t worry about mistakes. Don’t fret over failed attempts. Keep tossing and you will learn to catch, but only if you learn the rhythm and aim of the toss.

She's in an assisted living facility and I wish I could juggle for her now -to show I still remember. It is a good lesson I’ve kept close to my heart all these years.