💔 “Even My Coffee Tastes Like Failure” — The Story of Joy Prince

 “Why does everything I touch go wrong?”

— Joy Prince, before she realised her worth.

Joy Prince was the kind of woman people often overlooked — not because she lacked beauty, intelligence, or heart — but because she hid herself behind fear and failure. If you asked her what she was good at, she’d likely say,W

“I can mess up anything — even a cup of coffee.”

And she wasn’t joking.

☕ The Coffee That Always Went Wrong

Every morning, she’d try. She’d stand in her small kitchen, staring at the cup, willing herself to get it right — just once.

But somehow, the sugar was too much.

The coffee was too little.

The milk boiled over.

Or worse, she’d forget to turn on the stove.

It became symbolic. The coffee cup wasn’t just a drink — it was a daily reminder of everything she believed she wasn’t good at.

🧠 A Mind Full of Self-Doubt

Joy didn’t start this way. As a child, she was bright and curious. She asked “why” more than she said “yes.” But little by little, the world told her:

• “You’re too slow.”
• “That’s not how it’s done.”
• “Why can’t you ever get things right?”

And like water on stone, these words wore her down.

She grew up afraid to try. Afraid to fail.

Afraid to be seen — because being seen meant being judged.

Even in friendships, she second-guessed herself. In jobs, she played small.

In relationships, she constantly apologized — for simply existing.

💡 The Moment That Broke (and Remade) Her

One day, after burning yet another breakfast and crying over spilled tea (literally), Joy sat on her kitchen floor and whispered:

“Maybe I’m just meant to fail. Maybe some people aren’t made for success.”

That moment could have broken her permanently. But it didn’t.

Because something inside her — however small — whispered back:

“But what if that’s not true?”

🌱 Starting From Nothing

Joy didn’t become a success story overnight. She didn’t wake up the next day and magically brew the perfect coffee. But she did something more important — she stopped attaching her worth to how well things turned out.

She gave herself permission to:

✅ Try without getting it right.

✅ Speak without perfect grammar.

✅ Show up without a filter.

✅ Start again. And again. And again.

She started writing. Sharing her thoughts.

Taking walks. Reading books.

Sitting in stillness and slowly, painfully, learning to like herself.

🪞 What Joy Realised (That Changed Her Life)

Joy learned that failure isn’t the opposite of success — it’s part of it.

No one gets it right every time.

But brave women try anyway.

She realized she wasn’t failing at everything. She was fighting through everything — with no support, no self-love, and a heart full of invisible wounds.

And that… made her a warrior.

💖 A Note to You, From Joy

“If you’ve ever felt like you ruin everything you touch… I understand you. I was you.

But maybe, you’re not broken — you’re just blooming through the storm.

And trust me, even the strongest women once burned their coffee too.”

🌼 You Are Not Your Failures

If Joy Prince could go from fearing every step to writing her own story, so can you.

This isn’t about getting things perfect — it’s about showing up, imperfectly and consistently.

Let your next coffee spill.

Let your voice shake when you speak.

Let yourself live, even if you fall.

Because maybe you’re not cursed after all.

Maybe you’re just getting started. ☕💫

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