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 the
$20 dollar bill up.
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", he said, "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.... and especially 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."

Count your blessings, not your problems. Never be afraid to try  something new. If you do not pass this on, you may never know the
lives it touches,  the
hurting hearts it speaks to, or the hope that it can bring.

      And remember..... Amateurs built the ark.    Professionals built the  Titanic.