Most people in the world rub the sleep from their eyes and slowly roll out of bed with a one-track mind. Half-awake, they shuffle to the kitchen and robotically walk to the almost magnetic pull of the gurgling object waiting on the counter. Just the smell that this wondrous machine creates is enough. It’s enough to lessen their desires of crawling back to bed. As they take that first sip and smile, poof! they magically grasp a gleaming sword. After a few cups of this marvelous substance, they become fully clad in protective armor with shield up and lance forward. With a smile on their face and a hop in their step, they are ready to tackle the day and any level of obstacles that may be looming in the midst.
I don’t suffer from that mesmerizing pull coaxing me to the coffee maker yet. But I do have things in my sometimes-confusing life that motivate me to strap my chain mail on and prance forward.
