Finding Meaning in the Mundane

(and Challenging my Grandiose Dreams)

Penelope Steunenberg

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It came to me on my third cup of black coffee for the morning, somewhere between the point where it became just cool enough to drink comfortably and where it would become a lukewarm caffeinated bitter sludge (how extraordinary it is that one element, warmth, can dramatically change the experience and even flavour of a dish or drink).

Photo by Brigitte Tohm on Unsplash

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Penelope Steunenberg

Empowering others and thinking deeply, sharing short stories with big lessons. I am especially interested in morality, philosophy, and mental illness.