Yesterday, Josh and I walked into The Coffee Pot and the whole place was quiet and dark, except for one sound: the happy, positive voices of our team. The power was out. All the lights were dark, the music gone, the steady hum of the refrigerators and ovens curiously silent. And in the face of a situation that could easily be quite stressful, our team was calm, content, competent. They moved forward with a wonderful steadiness and grace. Everything became exponentially simpler, and was boiled down to the basics. One pot of hot coffee. Freshly baked pastries and pies. Offline, cash payments. Our café team continued to visit with each other and chat happily with our customers, just like normal. It made me realize even more what a special place this is. The focus is on real relationships and old-fashioned, person to person interactions, whether power is on or off. You can expect to walk into the café and see people engaged in conversations. Visiting, and enjoying each others’ company over tasty, homemade meals and pastries made completely from scratch. It is authentic and tangible, real, fulfilling.
Reminders like this make me grateful to be a part of this team, and excited for the future of The Coffee Pot. May it always be a place to gather, visit, and engage in the meaningful relationships of life.
And a healthy slice of pie doesn’t hurt either!
Cheers,
Kathy
P.S. Thank to our wonderful customers, who handled the power outage with grace and flexibility, we are grateful!
Reminders like this make me grateful to be a part of this team, and excited for the future of The Coffee Pot. May it always be a place to gather, visit, and engage in the meaningful relationships of life.
And a healthy slice of pie doesn’t hurt either!
Cheers,
Kathy
P.S. Thank to our wonderful customers, who handled the power outage with grace and flexibility, we are grateful!
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