They say to be a better you than who you were yesterday.
Today is Good Friday, and I can finally start drinking coffee again. Since I gave up coffee, my mornings don’t feel as foggy. It wasn't until I had my first sip of my black caffeinated beverage that the fog would disappear. But now, I need to make a choice to continue my streak or go back to old habits.
Earlier this week, a report from the local office of brokerage Colliers revealed that Portland’s central business district ended 2023 with the highest vacancy rate of any downtown office market in the entire country at 30.2%. This daunting news, coupled with my coffee abstinence, didn't stop me from making it through the week.
Would going back to being a coffee drinker make me a better person? Probably. But it would also signal that I didn't learn anything from the last several weeks. They say to be a better you than who you were yesterday. I realized I was depending on coffee and couldn't go through a morning without feeling my throat give my black caffeinated beverage a warm hug and magically light up sparks in my brain, brightening my mood by 110%. I’m not saying I’m giving up on my black caffeinated friend—just like I haven’t given up on a city that I grew up around—but I am taking an extended break from it.
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