EJ 8/14/02

 

 

 

791Horoscope, dreams, etc.

 

• Aug. 14, 2002

   

  Taurus
  Horoscope (by astrocenter.com)
  It's been a busy few days, so you are likely to be a bit tired and
  not likely to want to do very much today, dear Taurus. Friends or
  family members might want to make claims on your time, but you're
  likely to want to stay home and read. Don't allow your innate good
  nature to override good sense. Take a day by yourself and relax a
  little. You can always spend time with your loved ones later.
  
  Gemini
  Horoscope (by astrocenter.com)
  Group activities, perhaps fundraising of some kind, are likely to
  take up a lot of your time today, dear Gemini. Your natural
  sociability joins with your gift of gab in order to accomplish a
  specific goal in which you and your friends might strongly believe.
  And you'll probably have a great time. Take care not to overdo,
  however. You tend to run on nervous energy and therefore leave some
  reserve. Pace yourself.
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  dream last night: LM, Jen? and I and some tall girl (maybe amber?)
  were going somewhere. Everyone had bicycles. We were going to put
  them in the trunk of this big limo car that was Lynn's because she
  worked for the government, then decided to leave the bikes at my
  mom's house. Holly(?) was telling us not to leave the bikes in a
  certain spot because Maggie liked to sleep on the rug there.
  
  Hm.
  
  

  793Carrots, Eggs, or Coffee?

   

  • Aug. 14, 2002

     

    Carrots, eggs, or coffee?
    by: chaomage 07/18/02 04:41 pm
    Msg: 9 of 78
    
    (You will never look at a cup of coffee the same way again.)
    
    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 anew 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 she placed 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. She did and noted that they got 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?