You are special

This blog entry seems to be making the rounds on social networking sites. It's a positive entry from a blog on Positive Thoughts on no matter what seems to make you crumble, you'll always have worth because you're unique.

Kevin pinged it to me today to help get me over the whole fiasco of what happened last week. I think at the core, it's a great analogy and worth sharing. It sort of goes against theories along the lines of the Law of Attraction because it's hard to be positive and attract positivity when you're broken. (Essentially, people wouldn't be driven toward a broken person.) But I couldn't help but smile...

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 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 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.

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

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