In his book, Before Amen
, Max Lucado tells the story of a lawyer who won a case for his client.
The two men celebrated with a nice dinner. At the end of the meal, the client handed the lawyer a fine wallet made of Moroccan leather.
“Please accept this as my token of appreciation.”
The lawyer resisted. “No, I can’t settle for a wallet. My fee is $500.”
The client looked at the lawyer and shrugged. “Whatever you say.”
He opened the wallet and extracted two $500 bills. He reinserted one and handed the lawyer the wallet.
This isn’t a story about lawyers, it’s a story about people.
It’s tempting sometimes to look at what life gives us and be ungrateful.
We think that others are getting a better deal than us or that we could do better, when perhaps what we have right now is all that we need and more.
Today I want to encourage you to look at your life with a sense of gratitude.
Count your blessings.
Stop grabbing for more.
Be satisfied with what you have.
Because maybe you have more than you realise!
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April 12, 2015 at 10:38 am
sublimationcoaching
I really love this one! Great reminder and great story. Thank you!
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