This morning, I had my last cup of this incredible coffee, Cafe Pomarrosa, that Hetal had carried with her for me from Puerto Rico when she visited in July. The coffee tastes of vanilla, wet earth, and chocolate, all in the same sip, and it made me wonder what sort of passion would have gone in to it by mother nature and by its grower to create something so delicate, so pure, and so real. So, I, in my multi-tasking mode that results in to deadly distraction and destruction of focus, just wrote to the coffee grower in Puerto Rico after happily ordering two packets of Pomarrosa Gold from his website. I was actually thrilled to find that they ship their precious coffee to the US. I have to admit that this caused a complete loss of focus from the work I need to complete by the end of today - and, now I am blogging about it! Nevertheless, the destructive distraction felt so good - just like the sip of this amazing coffee makes me feel every morning. And then, I thought...
...if appreciation, admiration, inspiration, good karma, love, and passion made you money, I'd be a famous billionaire by now. Unfortunately, it doesn't and I am not a billionaire in my own right yet. What the heck, I'm still going to continue doing what I love to do. Who knows, someday it will make me a fortune on my terms and in the form I want it to be...no $ bills for sure. I don't quite know exactly what those terms and form are but I think I am getting there.
Enjoy today! Find happiness and passion at least once a day.
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My letter to Herr. Legner at Pomorrosa Plantation, Puerto Rico.
Dear Herr Legner,
My name is Tarana and I am a good friend of Hetal and Apurva Patel who visited you from India in last July. From Puerto Rico, they came over to Los Angeles to visit me and my husband and brought me a bag of your lovely Pomarrosa Gold Coffee.
I love a freshly ground cup of coffee in the mornings and I love well rounded flavors and aroma. I am not a big fan of dark or burnt roast and therefore, I loved your coffee very much. It reminds me of wet earth and chocolate and a bit of vanilla all in one sip. I drink it usually with almond or hazelnut milk and grind it fresh for every cup.
I just wanted to tell you that one can taste the passion and love that goes in every bean in your coffee. That is hard to find these days; I know it because I am always looking out for special coffee varieties in LA done in small batches and sold by independent suppliers.
Hetal and I are long time friends and she knows my taste and habits well. I am so glad she introduced me to your coffee and I just ordered two packets from your website because I am on my last batch this week. I have been savoring it slowly because I thought it would be hard to find. I am glad you are selling it online. Some day, I hope that my husband and I can visit your plantation in Puerto Rico.
It is always inspiring to find passionate people like you who put their best in what they do.
Alles gute. Ihre Kaffee macht mich glücklich jeden Morgen! :)
Best,
Tarana Patel
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Herr Legner's response
Dear Tarana
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Herr Legner's response
Dear Tarana
Many thanks for your message. Messages like this make my life beautiful. I hope 1 day you will come and visit us in order to show you our coffee farm. Love to serve you our coffee in the pleasant surroundings of our farm and speak some german with you.
Nochmals, recht herzlichen Dank.
Hoffentlich bis bald
Kurt
