Carrot – Egg – Coffee Bean…Which One are You?
A dear friend just sent me something I had sent out in 2002 that she ran across. Knowing what my life was like back then, I can understand how the story was important to me. Fortunately, I can say I’m in a very different place now. But I share the story, hoping it will cause you to think about your life. Enjoy.
Carrot – Egg – Coffee Bean…Which One are You?
A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life 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 that as one problem was solved a new one arose.
Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots of water. In the first, she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in the last she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil without saying a word. In about 20 minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs […]
