“QUALITY over quantity, Karen!!!!” is something that a good friend of mine would say to me all the time whenever I asked her to spend time with me. I craved hanging out with friends whom I love, thinking that spending lots of time with them meant that our friendship was secured. It was really hard to accept that all my friends lived busy lives, I myself included. It wasn’t until my late university years that I learned it’s all about the great quality, fruitful conversations that was the essence of a growing friendship.
We feel more content when our coffee tasted great and is made with quality beans and quality baristas. Who wants a cup of coffee that no one enjoys?
Just like how a cup of good quality coffee is made, relationship-building takes time. Meeting up with old friends and new friends over coffee, being intentional about the relationship and investing in the friendship has continued to shape me over the years. In fact, many of my life-long friendships started over a cup of coffee.
How will you espresso yourself?
“A cup of coffee shared with a friend is happiness tasted and time well-spent” -- Anonymous
