BEAUTIFULLY IMPERFECT

Most diamonds have them.

You usually can't see them with the naked eye.

Unless you look at the stone under a microscope, you wouldn't know they were there.

INCLUSIONS.

INCLUSIONS present themselves as "chips" or "black specks" or maybe even a "cloudy" look to the diamond.

NOT perfect....but also, not FLAWED.

BEAUTIFULLY IMPERFECT.

26 years ago, this month, I started working at a jewelry store when we moved to Tulsa, OK so that I could attend Bible College.

I learned all about the "4 C's" of diamonds:

• CUT
• COLOR
• CLARITY
• CARAT WEIGHT

All 4 of these play a factor into the cost of the diamond.  Now VALUE is another thing.

Just because something costs a lot, doesn't necessarily mean it has equal or greater VALUE.

VALUE is what YOU give it.

How do you VALUE others?

How do you VALUE your relationship with your spouse; your kids; your extended family?

How do you VALUE yourself?

So, although a diamond that you purchase for that special someone might be full of "INCLUSIONS," its VALUE can be GREAT.

Same with the people we see around us everyday.

There are many that some would say are "flawed."  They have "chips" or "black spots" in their lives.  They might even be a bit "cloudy."  

NOT perfect...but also not FLAWED.

BEAUTIFULLY IMPERFECT.

REMEMBER, there are NO THROW-AWAY people.  

EVERYONE is of VALUE.  It's all in how you choose to look at them.

In our BEST YEAR YET, let's take a look at everyone, "INCLUSIONS" and all....and realize that we are all BEAUTIFULLY IMPERFECT!