Let’s face it. Sometimes life sucks. And 2020 has served us a heaping hot mess of chaos, mayhem, and frightening circumstances for us to manage and overcome. Piled onto stacks of daily challenges, and ordinary tribulations, it is easy to get overwhelmed by frustration and succumb to feeling like no matter what we do, our best efforts are futile. We reel, caught in a whirlwind of an existence we cannot control.
I have a simple strategy for reestablishing my equilibrium — I make a cup of coffee. The process has become a ritual where I build a personal sanctuary, block the rest of the world, and concentrate on me, myself, and I. Nothing intrudes or interrupts my thoughts or the precise steps required. As my coffee brews, my focus revolves on where I stand in the here and now. When I allow my mind to wander, I ask myself, “Where do I go from here?” I imagine my ideal life, and when the image fully forms, I devise one thing that will bring me the smallest step closer to my dream.
The song says we get by with a little help from our friends. These days, coffee is my friend.
How do you create a safe space?
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Keep on writing.
Jo Hawk The Writer
Jo Hawk 
It is amazing how much good there is in a cup of coffee… or two…
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It is good to find some small bit of good in every day. You are right. Two cups are a luxury. Have a great day.
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No can do, its cold and rainy!
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They are forecasting thunderstorms, and high winds for us tonight. Stay dry. 💗
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A thunderstorm could make me happy!
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We didn’t get much thunder, but the winds were very wild. Never a dull moment. 🙂
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Coffee and music are my go-to’s. ☕️
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Music has a wonderful way of helping you focus. Enjoy your morning. ☕
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There’s a lot that goes into making a good cup of coffee. I’d love to get into roasting my own beans and all that, but ain’t no more room in this house. 🙂
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Ha, JM. I know the feeling. A friend of mine does some roasting, and I happily offer to test his experiments. ☕☕
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I do need caffeine to wait up.
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Geri, It sounds like I’m in good company. ☕☕
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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Thank you for sharing. 💕☕💕
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Always a joy to read and share your posts with followers, My Dear!!!
xoxox
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Coffee and Keyboards don’t mix! The sad lesson I learned last Thursday when a spilled cup of joe fried my laptop. Christmas come early with a new laptop – thank God the data was saved! LOL!
xoxox
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😮 Important safety tip. Thanks for the warning. I am just glad you didn’t lose any data. ✨☕✨
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Ahhh, Thank you Dearest! Yes, best not to drink when at a computer keyboard. And be sure to back up your work every other day! I was lucky. They were able to pull everything off the hard drive and transferr it to the new laptop – early Christmas present. LOL! I was blessed that everything was saved. Thanks so much for your concern and caring, My Dear!!
xoxo
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