At a recent conference, I attended a sales seminar where the speaker asked if anyone had a $5 bill.  One brave person held up a $5 note and the speaker asked if he would like to trade it for a $10.  Of course!, All day long!  It reminded me of the following story about our worth.

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 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 $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.

You are Special - Don't ever forget it!  Never let yesterday's disappointments
overshadow tomorrow's dreams" 

You are Special, and Logos would like to celebrate the gift of you with a gift for you.  At the bottom of this email you will find a $10.00 bill (well, at least a $10.00 gift) to use any way you like on your next in-store purchase in August.

Blessings, 

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