Room to Breathe
By Eric Abney
Most people love their morning coffee. We all have our morning routines where we head to the local coffee shop or brew our own before we leave the house. I noticed one day after I had purchased my coffee that I was having a hard time drinking it with the lid on. I felt like I had to suck it out instead of it just pouring out freely. As I examined my coffee cup I noticed that there were two holes in the lid. One was on one side where your lips would be. The other was on the other side. One is a small pin hole for venting purposes. That hole was stopped up. I had to clear it so that the cup could breathe and allow the coffee to freely flow out of the cup.
We too need to breathe.
Sometimes we get clogged up with life’s troubles. We need to vent, let the air out. We need to talk to someone. If I continue to drink my coffee with the vent plugged, sometimes the vent breaks under pressure and the coffee just flows right into my mouth unhindered and I am not ready for it. The coffee burns my lips, tongue, and roof of my mouth, and often overflows to the outside of my face then falling right into my crotch. I then have a moment of coming to my senses after various parts of my body have been scalded and as I am using some sort of napkin to wipe myself off I usually think of several four letter words that I could use to describe my feelings in this situation. In this moment I realize if we don’t vent we too will blow up. We can only keep things bottled up inside for so long. The pressure will build up and we will let go and whoever is around will not be ready for it. The other people around us in that moment will be scalded by our words and/or our actions. We will be left to clean up after ourselves, but the things we’ve said and the things we’ve done cannot be taken back. So take a moment, sit back, breathe, and let someone know what’s going on. They are ready to listen, be ready to vent. Breathe on!
Be Encouraged and Live Adventurously,
-Eric
I couldn’t agree with you more but why is it so hard to vent? It is for me at least.
Could it be that you are venting to the wrong person or people? By the way thanks for commenting.
-Eric
Eric, Thanks for Tuesday mornings brother it gives me a chance to breathe
It is a pleasure. Breathing is good. Thanks for your comment.