☕ Tuesday – A Sip of Flava

Cowboy Coffee & Clarity

This morning I stayed in bed.

I finally got comfortable enough to fall asleep. My body temperature was perfect. The covers felt just right. No aches screaming at me. No chill in the air bothering me. Just stillness.

I didn’t want to get up.

But as I lay there, I started realizing why my body has felt off lately.

You see… being an Empath means I feel things. Sometimes I can identify it right away. Other times it takes a minute. And then it reveals itself when I’m quiet enough to hear it.

So I sip my cowboy coffee on this chilly morning… and it hits me.

Once again, someone disappointed me.

Once again, someone took advantage of my kindness.

The hardest thing to gain back is trust once you lose it.

And if you follow me, you already know — my circle is extremely small. So when something shifts inside that circle… it’s not light. It’s not casual. It matters.

This is someone I consider family.

That’s what makes it heavy.

But here’s the beautiful part.

I’m calm.

I’m relaxed.

The problem will get dealt with — because I don’t ignore things. But there is nothing like coffee calming the spirit before you respond.

You see, I don’t drink coffee for the caffeine.

I drink it for the experience.

The warmth in my hands.

The steam rising.

The quiet before the world starts talking.

The moment where I get to gather myself.

Coffee is my pause.

My reset.

My grounding.

It allows me to process without reacting.

To feel without exploding.

To sit with disappointment without letting it define me.

My body felt off because my spirit was processing.

Now I understand it.

And now I can move forward — steady, not emotional. Clear, not chaotic.

That’s growth.

☕🌻

— Lady Flava