A few weeks ago, while flying from warm Florida back to frigid Wisconsin (U.S.A.), I passed some of the time thinking about one of my favorite coffee shops and how easily conversations (both within my own head and with someone else) emerge. Here are a few thoughts that I first scribbled on the pages of The New Yorker–the reading of which was another way I passed the time.
While flying from warm Florida back to cold Wisconsin (U.S.A.) a few weeks ago, I was thinking about a favorite coffee shop of mine and wrote down a few snippets to share:
- Coffee Alone: The best coffee shops create a space for mental wandering, where one thought carelessly leads into another through effortless free association.
- Coffee with Others: One of the best things about coffee shops is the opportunity to share a conversation built upon nothing more than enthusiasm for the topic and the other person.
- Conversation: Though a conversation contains topics, it is not limited nor constrained by them. (A conversation begins when two people start talking and ends when it finds its natural conclusion.) A great conversation is held together by mutual interest in simply desiring to hear what another person has to say. Along the way, you discover what you want to say as well.
Christian Overtones 