Coffee Date | Spring 2018
If you and I had coffee...
We'd meet up at this cute lodge-inspired coffeehouse, one with a big craftsman style screened-in porch where you could sit on cozy couches next to a wood-burning fireplace but still feel the cool spring breeze drifting in, bringing the scent of fresh rain and blooming daffodils and hyacinths with it. We'd pour ourselves mugs of coffee from one of the carafes on the wooden table, then settle in for a chat.
If you and I had coffee...
I'd ask you if mother nature has been as stubborn as she has in my town, teasing us with a taste of spring weather, then dragging us back to freezing winter temperatures and snow in the forecast. I'd tell you that I've seen so many funny memes - too many to share - about the general angst over the crazy weather and that I have a feeling we are going to jump right into a hot summer without much warning. Perhaps it's global warming, but it seems like the seasons aren't following a normal calendar anymore.
If you and I had coffee...
I'd ask you if you are doing any spring cleaning and tell you that I've been cleaning and purging like it's the end of the world. Long ago, when I had a 9 to 5 job, I'd take a week off from work and devote it to spring cleaning. This year, I've been doing a top-to-bottom deep clean of my house and it feels so good. I've also been purging my digital life, going through my bookmarks and the files saved on my laptop and clearing out anything I no longer need. I'm such a minimalist at heart and I get such a zen feeling when I simplify and get rid of the non-necessities.
If you and I had coffee...
I'd tell you that I'm starting to invest more in the people that I care about and cutting ties with many others. Throughout my adult life, I've always tried to be everything to everyone, and while this might have made me feel good in the short term, I began to realize that there were people in my life who would willingly take, but were never there to give in return. I'm not a tit for tat person and I don't believe that every caring act needs to be reciprocated, but I also don't think it's right for relationships to be one-sided either. There are a lot of toxic people who are needy for attention, and time, and favors, but when the tables turn, they are nowhere to be found and I beginning to think it's ok to sever some of these relational strings.
If you and I had coffee...
I'd tell you that I've been wearing out the "unfollow" button lately. I've come to realize that I only have twenty-four hours in a day and none of that time can be wasted on following people and brands that don't encourage, uplift, or serve my life and what I want to focus on. By releasing these things that aren't driving me towards my greater purpose, I'm freeing up more time that had previously been used scrolling, as well as letting go of opportunities for that evil comparison devil to creep in and leave negative vibes behind. How do you decide to follow or unfollow?
If you and I had coffee...
I'd want to share this one last thing. Too often, I've held back on sharing kind words with others. This comes after realizing that in this digital age of online forums when everyone has an opinion about everything and shares it willingly, I've caught myself biting my tongue, no matter if what I wanted to share was positive or critical. I'd want to encourage you to never hold back on sharing a kind word with others. You never know what someone else is going through and your kindness might be what it takes to turn their day or even their life around. So, let's not bite our tongues when it comes to spreading positive vibes, yeah?
If you and I had coffee...
We'd lounge on the couch a bit longer, listening to the rain tinker on the ground through the screen window, and maybe pour ourselves a second cup. When it was finally time to say goodbye, we'd pencil in a date for next time, then I'd give you a hug and bid you adieu until we meet again.
