by stitchship 17 Oct 2008

$20.00


Sometimes we just need to be reminded!

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 up the $20 dollar bill.


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

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Don't EVER forget it.'

Count your blessings, not your problems.

'And remember: amateurs built the ark ..

professionals built the Titanic.

If God brings you to it - He will bring you through it.

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by adelmarie 17 Oct 2008

thanks for sharing

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stitchship by stitchship 17 Oct 2008

You are welcome!

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by dkjack 17 Oct 2008

Thank you for sharing. *4u

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stitchship by stitchship 17 Oct 2008

You are welcome!

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by lbrow 17 Oct 2008

Thank u my dear for sharing this with us. That is so true, & believe me I speak from first hand knowledge. *

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stitchship by stitchship 17 Oct 2008

You are welcome. I'm so glad you liked it. I really appreciated it myself. :)

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by michelej 17 Oct 2008

Very true!!!

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stitchship by stitchship 17 Oct 2008

I agree!

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by marymoore 17 Oct 2008

i know i am that crumbled dirty 20 dollar bill sometimes

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stitchship by stitchship 17 Oct 2008

I think that we all are it, at some point in our lives! And then... Jesus comes on the scene!

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by eveve 17 Oct 2008

Nice but doesnt titanic sink? lol *sorry dont bash me okay :P*

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stitchship by stitchship 17 Oct 2008

That is right! :) The Titanic did sink, and it was made by experts, and yet Noah's Ark was made by an amateur and it sailed all the way to safety!

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by shirleysisson 17 Oct 2008

Thanks for a good message. *4U

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stitchship by stitchship 17 Oct 2008

You are welcome. I liked it too!

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by crafter2243 Moderator 17 Oct 2008

What a good reminder. Too often we concentrate on the negative, specially in times like these.

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stitchship by stitchship 17 Oct 2008

It is a good reminder to all of us, not only about ourselves, but about others too. Those that look and act like a crumpled and crushed $20 bill!

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by jrob Moderator 17 Oct 2008

We can all be pristine.:)

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stitchship by stitchship 17 Oct 2008

That's right!

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by mad14kt 17 Oct 2008

Always a honor to be reminded that GOD HAS US SURROUNDED BY HIS LOVE. ;) *2U

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stitchship by stitchship 17 Oct 2008

And what love!

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by blhamblen 17 Oct 2008

THANX...gives us all something to think about :)

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stitchship by stitchship 17 Oct 2008

I know it does, I have thought about this throughout the day.

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