Moonrise

Friday, July 11, 2008

To a Little Llama Loving Friend.......

And any number of other Folke who seem to forget their very own specialness....

Sometimes we just need to be reminded!

A well-known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a $20.00 bill. In the room of 200, he asked, "Who would like this $20 bill?" Hands started going up. He said, "I am going to give this $20 to one of you but first, let me do this."

He proceeded to crumple up the $20 dollar bill. He then asked, "Who still wants it?" Still the hands were up in the air.
Well, he replied, "What if I do this?" And he dropped it on the ground and started to grind it into the floor with his shoe. He picked it up, now crumpled and dirty.

"Now, who still wants it?" Still the hands went into the air. My friends, we have all learned a very valuable lesson. No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not decrease in value. It was still worth $20.

Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and ground into the dirt by the decisions we make and the circumstances that come our way. We feel as though we are worthless. But no matter what has happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value. Dirty or clean, crumpled or finely creased, you are still priceless to those who DO LOVE you.

The worth of our lives comes not in what we do or whom we know, but by WHO WE ARE. You are special-Don't EVER forget it."

Everbodies is, dontcha know.....
You'll get through this rough spot......

Wollf

2 comments:

Foxfier said...

Very important story.

Phyllis Swenson said...

Thanks Dude, Although I have been stomped and ground in the dirt, I do not lack self respect, nor self esteem. I did not deserve this treatment. I know that, he does too, he's just.. well no excuses for him. He has a deep emotional hole to climb out of! Maybe he'll disappoint, maybe not.. No voting!