Wednesday, February 01, 2006
They may take our lives but they'll never take OUR FREEDOM!
Little ole Cleveland, TN is growing...we have a Starbucks now! I'm now faced daily with being torn between paying for an overpriced cup a joe and enjoying the curiously strong brew of their blend. That is, when I am not on the brink of running late from here to there and have a moment to make a caffeine stop. But, I got a Starbucks giftcard for Christmas and since I've started taking my niece to school in the mornings, I find myself with free money in my hot little hand and some precious morning minutes to burn.
This morning, I got a tall house blend on the house. And, believe it or not, this is the second time this has happened. The person in front of me in line has had some sort of delay both times...the first was a cashier error and this morning the customer had to run back out to their car. I'm guessing that the baristas are encouraged to keep the morning lines moving so in both instances my order was taken before the one ahead of me was completed. Since I didn't order a specialty drink that took some preparation, I was given my morning wakeup call and sent merrily on my way.
I knew it was instantly going to be a good day. How could it not? I had a great day the first time it happened! I then proceeded to spill the coffee on my brand new pants upon getting out of my car. "Oh well, just a minor setback, things can still shape up to be a good day, right?" I thought as I walked toward the door, dropping my phone, bag, and spilling more coffee but on my jacket this time. When I finally sat down at my desk my whole demeanor had changed. That's when I got to thinking...a free cup of coffee is nice, but since when does the whole outcome of my day depend on the randomness of that?
I chewed on this train of thought further while catching up on my blog reading, especially when I ran across boingoblog's entry. While I disagree and simultaneously agree with him on his thoughts and observations, his point of view does make some sense.
So I CHOOSE to have a good day today, and not just because I was fortunate enough to get behind the gal that left her money in her car, but because I use my freedom of choice!
Currently listening to: Alison Krauss & Union Station - Live
This morning, I got a tall house blend on the house. And, believe it or not, this is the second time this has happened. The person in front of me in line has had some sort of delay both times...the first was a cashier error and this morning the customer had to run back out to their car. I'm guessing that the baristas are encouraged to keep the morning lines moving so in both instances my order was taken before the one ahead of me was completed. Since I didn't order a specialty drink that took some preparation, I was given my morning wakeup call and sent merrily on my way.
I knew it was instantly going to be a good day. How could it not? I had a great day the first time it happened! I then proceeded to spill the coffee on my brand new pants upon getting out of my car. "Oh well, just a minor setback, things can still shape up to be a good day, right?" I thought as I walked toward the door, dropping my phone, bag, and spilling more coffee but on my jacket this time. When I finally sat down at my desk my whole demeanor had changed. That's when I got to thinking...a free cup of coffee is nice, but since when does the whole outcome of my day depend on the randomness of that?
I chewed on this train of thought further while catching up on my blog reading, especially when I ran across boingoblog's entry. While I disagree and simultaneously agree with him on his thoughts and observations, his point of view does make some sense.
So I CHOOSE to have a good day today, and not just because I was fortunate enough to get behind the gal that left her money in her car, but because I use my freedom of choice!
Currently listening to: Alison Krauss & Union Station - Live
// posted by The Emergent Teacher @ 11:32 AM 
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