Story: “The Cup That Brought Her Peace”

Era was 45 years old. Her days started early, filled with work, house chores, and quick check-ins with her parents. In all that rush, she had forgotten herself. She forgot to eat, forgot to rest… and most of all, she forgot to pause.

One Sunday morning, while cleaning the kitchen, she noticed a bag of coffee she had received as a gift months ago. That special coffee from Brazil, still unopened.
“Let’s see what’s so special about you,” she said to herself as she put it in the machine.

As it brewed, the aroma filled the room. It reminded her of her mother’s mornings—warm, quiet, with soft voices and no rush.
When she held the cup in her hands, she felt—for the first time in a long while—that she was truly pausing. She sat on the balcony, the morning sun warming her shoulders, and a deep breath relaxed her soul.

That day, she didn’t touch her phone. Didn’t check emails. She just drank her coffee… slowly… and with herself.

Since then, every morning begins with a cup of coffee—not to wake up, but to remember herself.
“I don’t drink coffee for energy,” she says. “I drink it for peace. For those 10 minutes that belong only to me.”