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. <P>HE SAID, I AM GOING TO GIVE THIS TO ONE OF YOU, BUT FIRST, LET ME DO THIS.<P>HE PROCEEDED TO CRUMPLE THE BILL UP. HE THEN ASKED WHO STILL WANTS IT?<P>STILL THE HANDS WENT UP IN THE AIR.<P>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?<P>STILL HANDS WENT INTO THE AIR.<P>MY FRIENDS, YOU ALL HAVE 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. <P>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 THAT WE ARE WORTHLESS, BUT, NO MATTER WHAT HAS HAPPENED OR WHAT WILL HAPPEN, YOU WILL NEVER LOSE YOUR VALUE, DIRTY OR CLEAN, CRUMPED OR FINELY CREASED.<P>YOU ARE STILL PRICELESS TO THOSE WHO LOVE YOU.<P>THE WORTH OF OUR LIVES COME NOT IN WHAT WE DO, OR WHO WE KNOW, BUT, BY WHO WE ARE. YOU ARE SPECIAL, DON'T EVER FORGET IT!<P><B>I got this e-mial from a friend with the directions to pass this on to those I care about as I will never know the lives it touches or the hurting heart it speaks to or the hope it can bring. And that we should always count our blessings, not our problems.</B><P>So this is for you.<P>Love to you all,<P>Leilana

Thanks Leilana, I will keep this in mind .<P>Meg<BR>

Leilana,<P>This is GREAT! I loved it. I sent it to my wife's email at work this morning. She called me after she got it and was almost in tears. She told me she would keep it handy for when she feels down.<P>Thanks,<P>-HD

Thank you, I printed it out and will leave it on my H's pillow. It rang true with me something that I forget from time to time,(tonight being one of those times). I needed to be reminded of his worth. To fall off of my high horse so to speak. I also am sending it to my son in the Marines as I find it inspirational so if he doubts his self worth he can read it. Thanks again. Jenni