Kitchen of Life

We all experience major life issues at some point. Sometimes, they are career or financial, and sometimes, they are personal or emotional. How we deal with the adversities that we face, makes us the person that we are today. As a Speaker and Life Transition Coach, I remind people to count their blessings and appreciate the abundance that exists in their life. Just one of the things to get you "Through" it and develop the strength to turn adversity into triumph.
This morning I received an email that drives home this point.The following is an article from my favorite little magazine, "Bits and Pieces". .
IN THE TEST KITCHEN OF LIFE
A young woman was complaining to her father about how difficult her life had become. He said nothing, but took her to the kitchen and set three pans of water to boiling. To the first pan, he added carrots; to the second, eggs; and to the third, ground coffee. After all three had cooked, he put their contents into separate bowls and asked his daughter to cut into the eggs and carrots and smell the coffee. "What does this all mean?" she asked impatiently. "Each food," he said, "teaches us something about facing adversity, as represented by the boiling water." The carrot went in hard but came out soft and weak. The eggs went in fragile but came out hardened. The coffee, however, changed the water to something better. "Which will you be like as you face life?" he asked. Will you give up, become hard -- or transform adversity into triumph? As the "chef" of your own life, what will you bring to the table?
Thank you to The Staff at Resource Associates Corporation(1-800-799-6227 www.rac-tqi.com) for the share.