Wednesday has an unusual position in the week.
Monday is the beginning.
Friday is the finish line everybody seems to be watching.
Wednesday is simply standing somewhere in the middle, usually receiving very little attention.
Perhaps that makes it a lot like life.
We spend an enormous amount of time waiting for something else.
Waiting for Friday.
Waiting for vacation.
Waiting for retirement.
Waiting until the weather cools down.
Waiting until the bills are paid.
Waiting until we have more time.
Waiting until life finally settles down enough for us to enjoy it.
Then one day we look behind us and discover that all of those ordinary days we hurried through were life.
They weren’t the space between important moments.
They were the important moments.
The morning when nothing unusual happened.
The dog sleeping nearby.
Someone you love sitting in the next room.
The familiar sound of the coffeemaker finishing its work.
A telephone conversation about absolutely nothing important.
Dinner at the same table.
A sunset you have seen hundreds of times.
Those things rarely announce themselves as memories while they are happening.
But years later, they can become the things we would give almost anything to experience one more time.
That is why perhaps Wednesday deserves a little respect.
It reminds us that the middle matters.
Not every day needs to be memorable.
Not every morning needs a purpose beyond simply being here to experience it.
There is something comforting about an ordinary day.
No emergency.
No terrible telephone call.
No unexpected crisis.
Just another cup of coffee and another sunrise.
We sometimes call that boring.
Maybe we should call it fortunate.
So today, don’t hurry too quickly toward Friday.
Take a look around Wednesday first.
Notice who is sitting beside you.
Notice who calls.
Notice the familiar sounds around your home.
Notice the ordinary things that make your life yours.
Someday you may discover those were the things that mattered most.
Finish your coffee before it gets cold.
Stay in the conversation a little longer.
And don’t be so eager to get to tomorrow that you completely miss today.
Have a peaceful Wednesday.
By Benjamin Groff II GroffMedia© | benandsteve.com | ©2026
Wednesday may only be the middle of the week—but perhaps the middle deserves more attention. Today’s Morning Coffee is about slowing down long enough to notice your life while you are living it.
