OT: Never Underestimate Your Worth
TWO POTS
An elderly Chinese woman had two large pots, each hung on the ends of a pole
which she carried across her neck. One of the pots had a crack in it while
the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full portion of water.
At the end of the long walk from the stream to the house, the cracked pot
arrived only half full. For a full two years this went on daily, with the
woman bringing home only one and a half pots of water.
Of course, the perfect pot was proud of its accomplishments. But the poor
cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection, and miserable that it could
only do half of what it had been made to do.
After 2 years of what it perceived to be bitter failure, it spoke to the
woman one day by the stream. "I am ashamed of myself, because this crack in
my side causes water to leak out all the way back to your house."
The old woman smiled, "Did you notice that there are flowers on your side of
the path, but not on the other pot's side? That's because I have always
known about your flaw, so I planted flower seeds on your side of the path,
and every day while we walk back, you water them."
"For two years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to
Decorate the table. Without you being just the way you are, there would not
be this beauty to grace the house."
Each of us has our own unique flaw. But it's the cracks and flaws we each
have that make our lives together so very interesting and rewarding.
You've just got to take each person for what they are and look for the good
in them.
To all of my crackpot friends, have a great day and remember to smell the
flowers, on your side of the path.
Charles 
Tonya,
Hi! I loved that story too ... it reminds me of how we should each appreciate the things that we are good at and not worry so much about the things were not.
I've been doing great since school started back. The long hours help keep my mind off of food! 
I'm not sure how much I've lost since I've only weighed one time since surgery. At the 4 week mark, I had lost 33 pounds. I know I've lost more since then since I've had to buy smaller sizes of clothes.
Talk to you soon!
Charles
I'm not sure how much I've lost since I've only weighed one time since surgery. At the 4 week mark, I had lost 33 pounds. I know I've lost more since then since I've had to buy smaller sizes of clothes.
Talk to you soon!
Charles 
STARFISH STORY
While walking along a beach,
a man saw someone in the distance leaning down,
picking something up and throwing it into the ocean.
As he came closer, he saw thousands of starfish
the tide had thrown onto the beach.
Unable to return to the ocean during low tide,
the starfish were dying.
He observed a young man picking up the starfish
one by one and throwing them back into the water.
After watching the seemingly futile effort,
the observer said, "There must be
thousands of starfish on this beach.
It would be impossible for you to get to all of them.
There are simply too many.
You can't possibly save enough to make a difference."
The young man smiled as he continued to pick up
another starfish and toss it back into the ocean.
"IT MADE A DIFFERENCE TO THAT ONE," he replied
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