Twenty Dollars

Love_Conquers_All

Twenty Dollars
Author Unknown

A well 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 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, you 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 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 love you. The worth of our lives comes, not in what we do or who we know, but by ... WHO WE ARE.:drinker:

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

Love_Conquers_All

Twenty Dollars
Author Unknown

A well 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 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, you 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 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 love you. The worth of our lives comes, not in what we do or who we know, but by ... WHO WE ARE.:drinker:

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

réalta

thanks for sharing, i needed that today :flowerforyou:

jackeh

:flowerforyou:

Love_Conquers_All

thanks for sharing, i needed that today :flowerforyou:

:blushing: I could use the $20 too!:laugh:

nwfamilygal

Thank you :flowerforyou: :blushing:

Love_Conquers_All

Thank you :flowerforyou: :blushing:

You're very welcome my Dear Friend:flowerforyou:

CassieNic

i needed this today.
:flowerforyou:

Love_Conquers_All

i needed this today.
:flowerforyou:

Sounds like alot of us did...glad it was sent to me so I could share it with you all:flowerforyou:

shariweber

I needed this too!
thanks!:flowerforyou:

Love_Conquers_All

I needed this too!
thanks!:flowerforyou:

:flowerforyou:

j_g4ever

Thanks for posting that I think I'm going to send it out as an e-mail I know some friends that could use it. :drinker:

Love_Conquers_All

Thanks for posting that I think I'm going to send it out as an e-mail I know some friends that could use it. :drinker:

good plan! I did that was well

anitak8

Definitely a needed pick me up story .

rachmj526

:flowerforyou: thank you so much for such encouraging words!