Life Expectancy

My life just got a little longer. Or so I'd like to believe. A new study reveals that coffee drinkers are a little more likely to live longer. Regular or decaf? It doesn't matter.

I read it in my newspaper a few weeks ago, so it must be true, right? Since I definitely like my coffee, I sure like this study better than the one that said coffee will be the death of me.

I thought I'd share my rediscovered health. I'm always looking for blog topics. So I took a photo of coffee in this pretty cup. It's the china I inherited from Randy's Grandma Ava.

I don't usually drink my coffee in it. In fact, I rarely use the china, except when we have guests. And even then, I don't usually serve the java complete with cup and saucer.

I could use the china. I probably should use the china.

But, truth be told, I drink my coffee in an old plastic mug that Jill gave me. Every single day. She bought it one year at the Kansas State Fair. It has a photo of her in all her junior high girl glory enclosed inside a plastic liner. It's been washed so many times that you'll have to take my word that it's a photo of Jill. 

It's horribly stained and ratty, and I didn't want anyone to think badly of me. So I took the photo of coffee in the pretty china cup.

And then I saw a video on Facebook called Life Is Like a Cup of Coffee. It was posted by a blog friend I've never met, but I hope to someday.

And I got to thinking about my need to "look good" for other people. I'm perfectly happy drinking my morning coffee in my ratty plastic mug. In fact, I prefer it. But if you see how I really live my life, you might not respect me. Or like me. You might judge me.

So I got out the pretty china cup.

After I watched the video, I thought again. It does give me a Touch of Class.

It says so, right on the mug.

So, yes, I'd like to believe my morning coffee isn't taking minutes from my life. But along the way to this post, the message changed just a bit. As the video says:

The happiest people 
don't have the best of everything.

They just make 
the best of everything.

Live simply.

Love generously.

Care deeply.

Speak kindly.

Those things will probably help me live happier and longer than any amount of coffee - whether it comes in a china cup, a stained plastic mug or a Styrofoam cup.

I hope you'll take time to watch the video. It'll take 3 1/2 minutes of your life. Have another cup of coffee. It's worth the life investment.

Tomorrow: Check back for something to eat with that coffee.