Coffee has a reputation of speeding things up, but I think it can also have an opposite effect. It can help slow us down and take stock of our surroundings. Coffee may be able to alter and enhance our awareness at the chemical level, but it can also alter our awareness at the mental and spiritual level by helping us take stock of what’s around us and within us.
Episode 23: Coffee Meditation #1
Thomas Merton, New Seeds of Contemplation
Rob Walker, The Art of Noticing
Coffeehouse Contemplative: Spiritual Direction for the Everyday
Music: "Reflections" by Wild Wonder