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Hi Positive People,
Thanks for joining me here again this week.
I've selected a story that I have shared before
and its such a great life lesson that I thought
it was worth sharing again.
Also, there's a new book I'm reading that I
would like to tell you about in the book review
section below.--Dave
PS Check out the Positive Link below too,
it's something delicious and healthy!
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Positive Thoughts for Today
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LOVE/RELATIONSHIPS:
Joy increases as you give it, and diminishes as you
try to keep it for yourself. In giving it, you will
accumulate a deposit of joy greater than you
ever believed possible. - Norman Vincent Peale
LEADERSHIP/SUCCESS:
Problems are to the mind what exercise is to the
muscles, they toughen and make strong.
- Norman Vincent Peale
MOTIVATION/INSPIRATION:
People become really quite remarkable when they
start thinking that they can do things. When
they believe in themselves they have the first
secret of success.- Norman Vincent Peale
Who was.Norman Vincent Peale?
Norman Vincent Peale was an author, preacher
and speakerwho burst into public consciousness
with his best-selling book, The Power of Positive
Thinking and his magazine, Guideposts, which
is still published today.
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Positive News Weekly
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A carrot, an egg and a cup of coffee...
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 and placed each on a
high fire. Soon the pots came to boil. 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 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.
Her mother brought her closer and asked her
to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they
were soft.
The mother then asked the daughter to take
an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell,
she observed the hard-boiled egg.
Finally, the mother asked the daughter to sip
the coffee. The daughter smiled, as she tasted
its rich aroma.
The daughter then asked, "What does it mean,
mother?" Her mother explained that each of
these objects had faced the same adversity ...
boiling water.
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 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 hour is the darkest and trials are
their greatest, do you elevate yourself to
another level?
How do you handle adversity? Are you a
carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?
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Positive Book
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The Street Kid's Guide to Having It All
By John Assaraf
John Assaraf was a young thug and drug
dealer who has created an amazing life
from such a rough beginning in this
amazing book he share how he turned
his life around.
More than a biography this is more a
"How To Book"that can help "anyone"
create the life of his or her dreams.
I'm about half way through and I couldn't
wait to give thismy strongest recommendation.
If, you want more from life than you are
currently getting or you have a child, friend
that needs some guidance in their life, share
this book with them.
John Assaraf has an amazing story to share
and he holdsnothing back on what it took to
get there.
I'm sure you will agree this book is powerful.
You can purchase on Amazon
or
www.thestreetkid.com
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Positive Link
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Foods that are good for you... foods that taste good.
That's what you'll find here in the AICR Recipe Corner.
There's no reason eating for better health can't
be exciting, fun and scrumptious. The AICR
(American Institute for Cancer Research) has
put together a wide range of recipes, from old
favorites to interesting new dishes, to help you
put tasty, healthy meals on the table.
Here's the Positive link - Bon Appetite'
http://www.aicr.org/information/recipe/
Until next time...STAY POSITIVE!
Mr. Positive!
Dave Boufford
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Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move men.
--Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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