Marketplace Proverbs & Coffee With Ernie

Marketplace Proverbs and Coffee with Ernie-A Proverb Per Day Keeps Stinking Thinking At Bay · May 13, 2026 · 11m

Let’s be transparent for a minute. Do you keep showing up, doing the work, saying the right things, but inside, something just feels off? Not broken. Not quitting. Just… not fully alive.

Proverbs 13 says hope deferred makes the heart sick. And that doesn’t happen overnight. It’s subtle. Quiet. Gradual. I’ve seen it in the marketplace… and I’ve seen it in the guy in the mirror.

So here’s the question: Are you thriving right now or just learning how to function on empty? AKA surviving?

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