BE THE COFFEE…what on earth does that mean?

Okay it’s time to answer the number one question I get asked…..be the coffee -what does that even mean?
In my new book, Subsequently Inevitable the main character, Summer is reviewing all the possibilities her life holds. Depending on her own free will, Summer explores what happens if the party-girl doesn’t get her act together. What happens if she keeps choosing toxic relationships…what happens if she stays in unhappy relationships for the sake of the kids or out of the fear of being alone…what happens if she gets the career and man of her dreams….what if she ends up alone? Ultimately, it is evident, there are always trade offs, nothing ever fits neatly into a box.
As each life alternative comes to an end, Summer’s guiding angel counsels her. The running theme is getting out of one‘s comfort zone is vital for spiritual growth - the worse thing we can do is play it safe. What we choose is not necessarily the crucial aspect, but how we respond to our environment or circumstances.
One of the many analogies the guiding angel uses is the potato, egg and the coffee. They each react to boiling water differently. The potato becomes soft and weak, and the egg becomes hard and brittle. The coffee takes the boiling water and makes it it’s own - it IMPROVES the boiling water. How we live our lives is a delicate balancing act, with an objective to leave the world enlightened, not jaded or drowning in regret.
It‘s easier said than done. I intentionally made the outcomes surprisingly unpredictable. The grass is not always greener and unfortunately we can be our own worst enemy. In the end, what matters are the simple things and it doesn’t necessarily play out how you’d expect.
We are conditioned to be polite, don’t rock the boat and treat people the way we like to be treated, yet “bad” things still happen to good people. It’s easy almost logical to become bitter and hardened to the injustice, or become defeated and allow others to trample us. However, we always have the choice to turn tragedy into triumph and BE THE COFFEE.
Subsequently Inevitable is available in paperback, hardcover and ebook, with an audiobook out soon. I like to warn people that despite including a depth of emotions and experiences, the reader is frequently confronted by explicit content….so this an 18+ book and would ordinarily carry a parental advisory label!

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