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When The Coffee Gets Cold - by Tara Monjazeb - Devotions

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Looking for value in the unromantic

Recently, I’ve realized that I expect far too much of myself. I want to wake up to the sun, to make myself a nice breakfast, have all my readings done, and relax on the bus, contribute well in class. When something disrupts this ideal, it feels like playing a game of Jenga, pulling on the one block that holds up the entire tower and watching it come tumbling down. I feel frustrated and guilty, as if I’m wasting my life because I’m spending part of it being annoyed at things out of my control. I wish I could always be kind, to look at the world with rose-colored glasses, to have every day…

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