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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. 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 to those who DO 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.
And remember: amateurs built the ark ... professionals built the Titanic.