Tuesday, January 2, 2007

Old and New


My dh gave me the cup in front yesterday. The one behind it is the on I've drunk coffee from most mornings for the past year. I really like the new cup. It's handmade and I love irises. But I'm used to the old cup. It is familiar. This morning as I waited for the coffee to drip through into my little pot, and looked at my two cups, I thought about the metaphor they are for many other parts of my life. I am reluctant to make changes, to change the old and loved and familiar for the new. I drank from my new cup this morning. I missed my old one, though.

5 comments:

Dalissa 365 said...

They are both pretty but I like the new one best and I love the story that goes along with it. I am particular about my coffee mugs as well.

my15minutes said...

Good thoughts, and so appropriateto this time of year!

SUSAN said...

I've been there!!! Sweet memories.
Enjoyed the thoughts too.

Susan

MaryD said...

i tried to comment earlier but it disappeared into cyberspace...

i love cups with a lip, and it looks like your new one has that! also the handle looks comfy for your fingers!

it was a creative picture/thought combination!

Paula said...

I missed this post yesterday. Why is it we are loathe to leave the old, even when the new represents a gift of love and beauty? The 'known' is such a lure. (By the way, I like them both...finding the right cup is tough!)