5 Minutes to Brew Coffee with Intention

 Plus some of the Best Wisdom of 2024

2025 is here, and while I’d love to say I am hitting the ground running, I’m running—but my legs still feel heavy from 2024. This blog is an effort to create clarity and maybe even help someone else along the way. Writing these thoughts down feels vulnerable but necessary, like letting a deep breath out after holding it for far too long.

The Silver Lining in Hitting a Wall

Hitting a wall feels like failure—like you’ve exhausted all options and still haven’t made it. But in my experience, those moments have been life’s way of forcing me to stop, reevaluate, and accept help. Growth doesn’t come from muscling through everything alone—it comes from surrendering to what is.

Where do you feel stuck? For me, it’s not just one area—it’s relationships, income, and health. A trifecta of frustration. I’ve felt like I’m in a box, doing everything I can to break free, only to find myself banging on the same walls.

One thing I’ve uncovered is a deep-seated belief that I’ll never thrive doing what I love. I grew up without a financial safety net, and that shaped my view of the world: security first, dreams second. But in 2024, I realized this belief wasn’t serving me anymore. Acknowledging it has been painful, but letting it go has been liberating.

Reflecting on the End of 2024

The end of 2024 was messy—a beautiful, chaotic mess. I was balancing excitement, baking like a madwoman, new projects, and self-doubt as I inched closer to turning my dream into reality. There were moments when I questioned everything: Am I enough? Is this even possible? The pressure mounted until I hit a breaking point, realizing I was turning towards old bad habits.

That’s when I took a step back—from social media, from the relentless grind, from everything. I gave myself permission to pause and sleep ... for two weeks. To stop comparing my reality over the holidays to other's, because my reality is far from "normal". One of the best decisions I made during that time was taking a month off alcohol. It is something I have done before and stuck to it for over a year. This time it is about clarity, about seeing myself and my habits with fresh eyes.

In that stillness, I found something I missed: presence. And in those quiet moments, coffee became my anchor, again. It sounds so simple, almost trivial, but it was a profound full circle moment for me. Brewing coffee every morning became a ritual again, a grounding act when the rest of my world felt shaky. Sitting in a coffee shop with a friend having a latte was often the best, most grounded part of my day.

Hitting the Reset Button

We all need a reset now and then. For me, 2025’s reset is about stripping away what no longer serves me. That means saying goodbye to old habits, like using alcohol and food to unwind and self-soothe, and saying hello to the uncomfortable but necessary work of self-reflection and quiet time with myself.

I am reminded of the things that nourish me—body and soul.

• Turning down the noise by stepping away from social media for as long as my little business can handle.

• Prioritizing peace by making space for quiet mornings and moments of stillness.

• Simplifying what felt complicated by focusing on one small act at a time.

Finding Mindfulness in the Everyday

Mindfulness doesn’t have to mean meditating for hours in paradise or attending a retreat in Costa Rica (sigh). It's taking everything we know about stillness and applying it to the mundane—the ordinary moments of our real lives that become extraordinary when you’re fully present. I take 5 or 10 minutes to brew coffee with intention. It’s not about efficiency; it’s about starting the day with care. Mornings quickly turned into scrolling through my phone and opening my mind immediately to mostly comparison and junk news, but I’ve replaced that habit with reading a book, journaling my thoughts; "brain dumping" to let go of anything that has been ruminating, or simply sitting in silence. Those moments of connection with myself have become invaluable.

Choosing Clarity 

Letting go of alcohol has been a journey that I have visited before, but it’s brought me closer to myself. Without it, I’m more present and better able to focus on what truly matters. I know it is here to stay.

Moving Forward in 2025

2025 is here, and I’m stepping into it cautiously yet extremely courageously. I don’t have all the answers, and I’m learning to be okay with that. What I do have are small rituals, newfound clarity, and the determination to keep moving forward—even if my legs still feel heavy.

Maybe this year will feel lighter. Maybe yours will, too. And if not, that’s okay. Let’s just keep going, one small step and sip at a time.

Lots of coffee love,

xo

Mtl Latte Heart