GOT THIS AMAZING READ FROM MY MOM........sharing it with you all



A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how
things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and
wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as
one problem was solved a new one arose. Her mother took her to the
kitchen.
She filled three pots with water. In the first, she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs and the last,
ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil without saying a word. In
about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the carrots
out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and placed them in a
bowl. Then she ladled the coffee out and placed it in a bowl. Turning to
her daughter, she asked, \"Tell me what do you see?\"

\"Carrots, eggs, and coffee,\" she replied.

She brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. The daughter
did and noted that they were soft.

She then asked her to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the
shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg.

Finally, she asked her to sip the coffee. The daughter smiled, as she
tasted its rich aroma. The daughter then asked. \"What's the point, mother?\"
Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same
adversity - boiling water - but each reacted differently. The carrot went in strong,
hard and unrelenting. However after being subjected to the boiling water,
it softened and became weak.
The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid
interior. But, after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became
hardened.

The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they were in the
boiling water they had changed the water. Which are you?\" she asked her
daughter. \"When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are
you a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean?\"

Think of this: Which am I?

Am I the carrot that seems strong, but with pain and adversity, do I wilt
and become soft and lose my strength? Am I the egg that starts with a
malleable heart, but changes with the heat? Did I have a fluid spirit,
but after a death, a breakup, a financial hardship or some other trial, have
I become hardened and stiff? Does my shell look the same, but on the inside
am I bitter and tough with a stiff spirit and a hardened heart? Or am I
like the coffee bean? The bean actually changes the hot water, the very
circumstance that brings the pain. When the water gets hot, it releases
the fragrance and flavor. If you are like the bean, when things are at their
worst, you get better and change the situation around you. When the hours
are the darkest and trials are their greatest, do you elevate to another
level? How do you handle Adversity? ARE YOU A CARROT, AN EGG, OR A COFFEE BEAN?

-----------------------------------------------------------------
GREYMATTER IS WHAT REALLY MATTERS!!