ISN'T IT STRANGE HOW WE CRY WHEN WE'RE HAPPY AND WHEN WE'RE SAD?!

You've cried at weddings, right? At the birth of a baby? And, of course, you've probably cried at funerals, but have you ever stopped to wonder why both happy and sad events, make you so emotional? Even worse, do you often feel like you're the only one? I will impart wisdom gleaned from professional conferences, seminars, books and articles and/or I will blog my personal thoughts. Either way, I hope you check in often, so you know that your tears are never shed in a vacuum!

Thursday, June 12, 2014

THE WISE WOMAN'S STONE (author unknown)

A wise woman was traveling in the mountains when she found a precious stone in a stream. The next day she met another traveler who was hungry. The wise woman opened her bag to share her food. The hungry traveler saw the precious stone and asked the woman to give it to him, and she did so with no hesitation. The traveler left rejoicing in his good fortune. He knew the stone was worth enough to give him security for a lifetime. But a few days later he came back to return the stone to the wise woman.

"I've been thinking," he said. "I know how valuable this stone is, but I must return it to you. I hope that you can give me something even more precious. Please, give me what you have within you that enabled you to give me the stone."