Everyone in my family (my Dad, Mom, sister and I) used to have his/her own mug for the coffee/tea. My Dad always had a tea in this nice glass standing in this silver glass-holder (how do you call this device?), no one was allowed even to touch the glass and specially the glass-holder..My Mom always drank her tea from the fragile cute cup with the gold border around…I had my fanky mug for my coffee( I am not a tea drinker)..lol… it was nice warm beautiful cozy time…
yeah.. I agree, "sometimes by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the hot chocolate we have".
but.. The cup you have (job, money, etc.) DOES define, and DOES change the quality of life you have.. fortunately or otherwise.. but it does..

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Whatever Makes You Happy...