The way I see it #76

For me a small amount of routine is necessary. I know, it’s ‘out-of-character’ but I have to have something go the same everyday. This way at least I know one thing went right. The only routine that is mine, and mine alone (meaning that I do not do this for the benefit of anyone else, kids for example) is that every morning, without fail, I hit Starbucks at 19th and Jst sometime between 7:30 am and 7:45 am. Everyday. (Stephanie without her coffee in the morning is dangerous. I develop terrible headaches and grumpiness). I love this place because I have been going there every morning for …maybe three years? I don’t have to bother to order. They know what I want. They have never given me problems because I order a strange drink. I take that back, the new people that filter in and out every now and then do indeed question why I would ask for whipped cream to be put on top of a cappuccino. “But, you’ll squish the foam and then it’s not a cappuccino” they say. I don’t care, it’s my three dollars and you make it my way. I need that itty bitty tiny amount of sweetness that a dollop of whip cream brings.

Sorry for the rant. Anyway. They have started putting these little inspirational messages on the cups. Usually they are pretty stupid. Today’s was great, so I’m sharing it with you all. Go get a cup of coffee already. Tip well.


The Way I See It #76

The irony of commitment is that it’s deeply liberating – in work, in play, in love. The act frees you from the tyranny of your internal critic, from the fear that likes to dress itself up and parade around as rational hesitation. To commit is to remove your head as the barrier to your life.

--Anne Morriss, Starbucks customer from NYC.