200 BUCKS

A well-known speaker started off his seminar by holding up
a $200 bill. In the room of 200, he asked, "Who would like this $200 bill? "
Hands started going up.

He said, "I am going to give this $200 to one of you
but first let me do this." He proceeded to crumple the 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 all 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 $200. 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.
You are special - Don't ever forget it! "Never let yesterday's disappointments
overshadow tomorrow's dreams"