☕ Morning Coffee ––– The Things We Carry Forward

Monday August 10, 2026

Good morning, my friends ––

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Pour yourself a cup of coffee, settle into your favorite chair, and let’s spend a few quiet moments together.

Every day, we carry a little something forward from yesterday.

Sometimes it’s a worry we should have left behind. Sometimes it’s a wonderful memory we hope never to lose. And sometimes it’s something another person gave us without even realizing it—a kind word, a little encouragement, or simply the feeling that somebody cared.

We carry those things with us.

That’s worth remembering today because you may be the person who gives someone else something good to carry into tomorrow.

A smile costs nothing. Neither does listening for another minute when someone needs to talk. A few words of encouragement may seem small when we offer them, but to the person receiving them, they might be exactly what was needed.

So while you’re finishing your coffee this morning, think about what you’d like to leave behind when today is over.

Leave a little kindness.

Leave someone smiling.

Leave somebody feeling a little better because your paths happened to cross.

We don’t always get to choose what tomorrow brings, but we can choose what goodness we send ahead to meet it.

Until tomorrow, may your coffee stay warm, your memories stay close, and your hope stay strong. The coffee will be waiting again tomorrow, and I hope you’ll be here to share it with me.

— Benjamin Groff II
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