Which I guess kind of brings me to what I want to talk about in today's blog...although it wasn't the original intention, I think it works better. Ever have those moments where everything is just not what you want, like your day/week is just terrible? All you want to do is literally scream or cry or tell everyone to fuck off and leave you alone? Definitely a pain in the ass...I hate those days/weeks...and even summers. I'm pretty sure my summer has been full of those moments. I have literally had moments where I just want to give up and run away. I haven't, don't think I can. It's not really me, nor am I one to just give up. But then there are those moments where things happen that just make you smile and make your day all better and make all the bullshit worth it. The moments where the weight is lifted off your shoulder and things are all ok.
I've found that t I'm ready to let myself smile at the simplest things and that people can just make your day so much better. One of the people I often turn to is my friend Nimish. Nimish has been there at some of the toughest points of my life. He has been a shoulder to cry on, a person I can get angry with (usually when I'm angry at the world but he lets me take it out on him), someone I can talk to when I'm driving and bored, and most important of all, he can make me laugh and smile with the simplest thing. I have literally texted him saying that I was mad/sad/frustrated and told him to make me smile and the response will be something along the lines of "and?", "so?" or "Smile!" Something simple, but for some reason, I can't help but start laughing at the ridiculousness of the conversation. I have a handful of friends like Nimish and it has always amazed me how the simplest things can make everything negative go away. It's true that sometimes we cherish those most important to us in the bad times. I think it is also those bad times when we realize who matters most to us and who we matter to. And sure, the negative and frustrating and bad things are still there but for those few minutes, everything that has gone wrong is put into perspective and I'd rather be happy than anything else, so I'm ok with it.
The highlight of my day today? My second time going to Starbucks. It was only 11am...but it had not been a very good morning up until that point. I love going to Starbucks...as my friend Ben made up a "Starnut." It might be a little sad, but I'm ok with that. *side note: I say "ok with it/that" a whole lot, just something I noticed* I don't really know why I like going there so much, maybe because I actually feel welcome and I can almost decompress even though I'm only there for 10 minutes tops usually. It could also be because they have good coffee and treat you more like a person than a customer. Either way, today they proved that they are even more amazing than I thought. I went this morning at 8:40 the way I do every morning. I've taken to letting one of the barista's there make me a new drink every time I go and she's working. So I go this morning and she's there, and I pretty much started a debate about what drink I should get. It was settled on a chai something or other. So I got it, tried it, liked it, left and went to work. Where I was actually going to drink it. About 15min into work, my coffee got spilled and went alllll over the floor. I was not a happy camper. Then I ended up being told to leave work only 2 hours later which meant that I was only working 2 hours instead of 5-8. Really not happy now...but I decided to go to starbucks on the way home. I showed up and it's the same team from 2 and a half hours ago. I walked in and the person that had taken my order in the morning asked how I liked the drink and I told her what happened. About 2min later, the barista that makes me a different drink every time saw me and went "You're back!" and asked me how my drink was, I didn't have a chance to answer because the other girl told her how it was knocked over. Everyone was insistent that I needed a new one and I had to try it again so I could actually drink it. I laughed and just went with it. My drink was made and the girl handed it to me with a smile and just said "it's on the house." That right there, made my day. Few places that I frequent would literally provide me that attention even if it was the same people I was seeing every day. It was that simple gesture that made my day so much better. From then on out, everything seemed ok. I was not worried, I just went with it. It's just one of the reasons why I've learned that you can't sweat the small stuff, and it really is all small stuff.
| “In the book of life, the answers aren't in the back.” | |
Charlie Brown |
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