Coffee — Brave Tutu Blog

Glass

All but the shattered glass was a blur. My morning’s promise of journaling and cozy coffee was replaced with a dangerous mess—a sharp awakening. Unavoidable. My elbow dinged the French press as I grabbed my vitamins. No matter how careful, these fragile coffee makers eventually break. Don’t they?

I pedaled backwards and slid on sandals. I remembered my parents in broken glass situations, their diligence to keep us safe. “We don’t want your little feet anywhere near this until it’s cleaned up.” As kids you are vanquished to the next room. Protected. As the only adult, I handled that morning’s mishap and experienced a mixed moment of remembering and realization.

Brave Tutu, Courage, Dating, Face Fears, Family, Sickness, Chronic Pain, Adulting, FearRebekah ManleyJune 10, 2018Brave Tutu, Tough convo, Coffee, Coffee press, broken glass, shattered glass, fear, family, sickness, courage, #toughconvo Comments

Take In

Cruise goal #1: Connect with crew. For the first time ever, I cruised as a passenger. I worked for Carnival out of college and never sailed as a guest. While on board, I made a special friend and he shared his daily schedule:

“Around 3 O’clock, I take in a coffee.” His words stuck with me. In Spanish, people say “Tomar el café”, or “take in” coffee. Also, contextual to a cruise, “to sunbathe” uses the same verb with “tomar sol.” Apparently, French and Hindi have similar translations: a more purposeful “taking in” of sorts.

Tough convo, Everyday insightRebekah ManleyFebruary 19, 2017Coffee, Power in a moment, Take Courage, Hospitality Comments