Worth More Than Gold

I pulled up a podcast I really love called "Funky House London." A couple of songs later I was listening to Britt Nicole's song "Gold." In the song she says she's singing for girls and boys all over the world. She was singing for me; telling me to not let anyone convince me I'm not enough. These are Britt's words:

So don't let anybody tell you that you're not loved,And don't let anybody tell you that you're not enough.Yeah, there are days when we all feel like we're messed up,But the truth is that we're all diamonds in the rough.

Then she sang something I really needed to hear. "From the inside out it shows that you're worth more than gold."

There it was. I weigh 155 pounds. Today's price of gold is $1,581.50 per ounce. Since there are 16 ounces in a pound, I weigh 2,480 ounces. At that weight I am worth more than $3,922,120 dollars, which is another way of saying, "I'm priceless!"

And so are you!

The next time someone tries to shame you into thinking you're flawed or not up to scratch or low-grade, it's time to shine. It's time to let them know you're determined to take the world by storm!

Go for it!

Now!

Visiting Mary on Amanda's Birthday

It was January 19, 1995

She came to the door wearing one of those little white caps that remind me of the bulles people wear in some cultures.

Once inside, I sat down on the living room sofa. But Mary stood and stared out a sliding glass door which opened on to her backyard patio. I didn't ask, but I guessed she was looking out over the endless rows of peanuts that began at the far edge of her lawn.

Yawning, she told me the medicine she was taking for nausea made her sleepy.

A chemo pump was strapped to her waist, but she seemed happier than I've seen her in a long time. The doctors at the clinic in Texas had just phoned to say they reckon her cancer to be in remission. After sharing their speculation she said, "It's strange how a trace of hope can make the nausea more tolerable."

The Get Away

You're the reason that I'm alive. You're what I can't live without. You're quick to forgive when I make a mistake, and I still can't believe you are next to me after all I've done.

These words speak volumes as Plumb sings, "I don't deserve your love. Even when I walk away, take off running, you come right after me. It's what you do, and I don't deserve you."

If we are not careful, we will slip through life without ever experiencing real love. Real love is rooted in self-denial, self-sacrifice. Peel away the layers of so much of what is passed off for love today, and all you have left is self-gratification and manipulation.

Instead of asking, "What will I get out of the relationship?," real love asks "What do you need from me to be yourself?"

The word "commitment" is usually defined as being dedicated to a cause. When love is real, each person in the relationship is surrendered to the other's best interest.

Don't let life pass without ever being able to sing, "You give me more than I could dream, and you bring me to my knees."

Check out "I Don't Deserve Your Love" with Plumb and Paul Van Dyk.