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Mar 16, 2023Liked by Emma Golden Miller

Your perspective that, “small acts of deprivation add up, too, but in negative ways rank with resentment” was so beautifully put. I loved this think piece and all you were able to shove into it...and with a starting thought of drinking coffee you deserve. Brava!!

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Mar 16, 2023Liked by Emma Golden Miller

Also, as someone in the business on ensuring every claim made is referenced and all your footnotes are in order...your references KILLED ME.

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I love this entire post. 100% agree on coffee. It is not worth sacrificing. Drink it however makes your soul feel most alive every morning. I have to have decaf because I have a sensitive stomach, but it is admittedly an interesting time when the barista accidentally gives me caffeine and my thoughts race a mile a minute, translating to texting me loved ones 8x in a minute - haha! Also, loved your updates on what you're listening to and such. The JK Rowling bit sounded quite interesting. Making a note of that one!

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Also, I love the way you write. It's very cozy. Like I'm hearing from a friend.

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If I drank coffee, I'd have to have it fancied up, too. And I wouldn't regret that either.

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Shitty work coffee really makes me appreciate my at home single cup. I use Coffee Mate's Natrual Bliss Sweet Cream. Which is real milk with some sweetness and it's perfection.

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We love a philosophical rant. Life is too short to drink shitty coffee.

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