The Coffee Bean

Throughout life there are a lot of things that we take for granted. The beach we see every day, the water that runs out of our taps and the petrol we pour into our car. We rarely stop and think, wow or how much effort got us this in the first place?

Sometimes it's easy to forget the value of what we have and how we got there.

Traditionally hand picked, only the finest and ripest made the cut. Starting out as just a berry and changing through many processes into a bean. Beans, which have a long way to go until getting close to being ready to pour into a cup for our pleasure. After a long roasting session and very strict storage conditions, the beans can then be grinded down and packaged, available on our shelves for us to chuck into our basket without a second thought.

Some people state that your heart flutters when you are in love, it's a sign that you're excited beyond belief and can't contain the intense feeling you have inside. Sometimes a fluttering heart can be nerves, drugs, lack of food and sometimes it can be an over dose of coffee.

In a crowded lounge ready to go on a night out, it isn't really the most convenient place or time for a heart to start with irregular beats. Jumping around my chest like it's having a party with my vital organs and stopping suddenly, then minutes later dancing again! Clearly a party I wasn't invited too or meant to attend because it quickly became apparent that these palpitations weren't going away anytime soon. A night of worry right up until I put my head on the pillow and instead of having to count sheep, I had the annoyance of counting my irregular heart beats.

I'm always told, never Google symptoms, they'll come up with stuff you just wouldn’t want to know. Unfortunately... I always Google. On this occasion, it seemed that apart from a really serious illness, it was extremely common and could be caused by a number of things.

Whilst pondering over the day and what might have caused it, I quickly realised that my 4 cups of coffee that I had drunk were not four cups at all. They were made for me by a culprit that I shall not name but everyone knows, at least 2 of them must have had 4 spoonfuls of coffee in them... resulting in my 4 cup day, being a 10 cup day. Thank you.

Too much caffeine can result in heart palpitations.

Life has become all about forgetting the little things. We are quick to jump to any conclusion; we worry about the tiny things but don't think of the easiest solutions. We take things for granted then get annoyed when they're out of stock.

Who would have thought my fluttering heart and all the worry it caused might have just come from the tiny coffee bean.

It is easy to forget how lucky we are, it's easy to forget the small things in life... but sometimes the smallest beans can bring the biggest reactions. Sometimes they can bring us the most happiness.

Don't be a Jack and take your beans for granted. You never know what they may grow into. Stopping and thinking about the how, makes you remember and appreciate even the things you didn’t know you were thankful for.

A fluttering heart can mean many things…