As we come closer to the beginning of the Islamic new year and start writing down a new set of resultions, may I suggest that we reflect upon the following hadith of the Prophet Muhammad (s)?
This is hadith 1337 from Al-Tirmidhi, and it is narrated by Amr ibn Maymun al-Awdi:
Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) said to a man in the course of an exhortation,
“Grasp five things before five others: your youth before your decrepitude, your health
before your illness, your riches before your poverty, your leisure before your work, and your life before your death.”
The Islamic Workplace 
asqfish
January 5, 2008
Asalaam o alaikum,
I love this advice, it gave me the energy to do itikaaf in Mecca for the last ten days of Ramadan. Before reading it I thought I could put it off for next year.
thank you for sharing, May Allah reward you!
dontbesadblog
January 8, 2008
Asalaamu alikum wa rahmatullah,
This is beautiful advice. I’ve posted this hadith too here:
http://dontbesadblog.wordpress.com/2007/12/20/grasp-five-before-five/
Also you may find it interesting to read the series Don’t be sad has for New yea called New Year reflections.
Jazak’allah for sharing.
Don’t be sad
Mohammed Ashik
March 11, 2008
JazakAllahu khair,
The same hadith is mentioned on JIMAS website, with slight variation on wording:
The Messenger of Allah (may the peace and blessings of God be upon him) said, “Take benefit of five before five: your youth before your old age, your health before your sickness, your wealth before your poverty, your free-time before your preoccupation, and your life before your death.”
[al-Hakim, al-Baihaqi]
I’ve added a link to your blog from mine:
http://greaterjihad.wordpress.com
Same goes for dontbesad.wordpress.com.
Both excellent sites.
Wasalam,
from a brother and newbie blogger,
Mohammed Ashik