My Feet Are Off The Ground !

My Feet Are Off The Ground...

By Tyler Perry

Here comes a very inspirational story from Tyler Perry's newsletter. If you think things are bad - think again - there is always someone worse off than you !

Live with an attitude of gratitude !

This morning I awoke and was so frustrated about all of the stuff that I'm dealing with in trying to get this studio open.

I was about to open my mouth and start complaining when I remembered something that happened to me about a year ago.

I was walking to my car when this woman who appeared to be homeless started walking towards me.  I'm ashamed to say this but I thought "I don't feel like being hustled today."

Then I got quickly convicted. I felt guilty so I started digging in my pocket for some money.
When I got closer I noticed that she had the kindest eyes that I had ever  seen. As I was reaching into my pocket she started to speak.

I  thought, "Here goes the sales pitch". She said "Excuse me sir, I need  some shoes. Can you help me?"

My eyes filled with water because I remember being out on the streets and having only one pair of run over shoes. I was taken aback for a second.

I took her inside the studio and had my wardrobe people find shoes in  her size. As she put the shoes on she started crying, praising God and thanking Jesus, and saying, "My feet are off the ground!  My feet are off the ground!" Several of the wardrobe people started crying. I was  crying. But I never forgot those word. "My feet are off the ground!"I thought, "Wow! All she wanted was some shoes."

She quickly  disappeared and never asked me for a dime. I realized that I still had  the money in my hand so I went out looking for her. She was gone just  that quick so I looked all around the neighborhood for her. I found  her standing on a corner looking down at her shoes, still crying. I  was so touched. I asked her how she had gotten homeless. She told me  that she had AIDS and that she was waiting to get into a shelter.

She said that her family had turned their backs on her and that she had no  place to go, but she knew that God would make a way for her. I said to  myself, "He just did." Her faith and her praise moved me.

I took her to a nearby hotel and put her up until she was able to get  on her feet.  I had someone that worked for me to check on her from  time to time and to make sure that she had food and clothes. After about a month or so we lost touch, but I never forgot her.

This past summer I was shooting "Daddy's Little Girls" and this woman  walks up to me smiling. I didn't recognize her face, but her eyes were  familiar.  She had on a really nice dress and her hair was done.

It was her!

She told me that the little help that I had given her had  changed her life. She was in a house now and doing very well.

I said all of that to say this. After I met this woman, every time I  think about complaining and mumbling I remember, "My feet are off the 
ground!"