We are of Value

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Registered: 10-20-2009
We are of Value
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Tue, 02-22-2011 - 4:30pm

I felt this related to us enders how we feel in the beginning of our ending process...wadded up, crumpled and dirty, yet we are still of value...

A known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a $20 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 the 20 dollar note up. He then asked. "Who still wants it?" Still the hands were up in the air.

"Well," he replied, "what if I do this?" He dropped it on theground 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, you have all learned a very valuable lesson. Nomatter 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 happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value.

Dirty or clean, crumpled or finely creased, you are stillpriceless to those who love you. The worth of our lives comes, not in what we do or who we know, but by ...WHO WE ARE.

You are special - don't ever forget it."

PEACE BE WITH YOU!...ns

BE the change that you want to see in the world! Life loves me and I love life! <3
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Registered: 06-17-2010
Tue, 02-22-2011 - 8:20pm

What a great story NS! I still have the tendency to no see the value in myself, so this was wonderful to read. :)

Bodhi

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Registered: 10-14-2010
Tue, 02-22-2011 - 9:24pm

yes, yes yes! Thanks for posting this NS!

Good stuff

Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart... Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens. I started looking inside and went NC October 15, 2010