The lessons that come from a latte

Today is a good day.

I stopped at Starbucks on the way to work. I usually get a tall soy chai latte. So of course I ordered that this morning. I tend to get stuck in a rut at Starbucks... I'll get the exact same thing every single time until I'm absolutely sick of it. Maybe that's because I don't want to pay $3.50 for a drink I'm not sure I'll like or not. But today... ohhh today... I accidentally grabbed the wrong drink and didn't realize it til I was on my way out of the parking lot... and running late for work. This drink was a tall soy latte. Coffee. Wait, I'm drinking coffee? Yes, and I'm enjoying this tall soy latte a lot. So maybe I'm stepping out of a soy chai rut. Probably not, I really enjoy that drink.

I feel like I've been thinking about stepping out of a rut a lot lately. I don't want to be a person who just lives life without truly living. I want to believe in what God is doing in my life and let my actions reflect that. I don't want to just accept things as they are... I want to think about them, talk about them, reflect on them, pray about them, chew on them...

My life has potential to be the "same old thing" every day. I could wake up... hit my alarm 3 times (I really hate the song on my alarm)... get ready... spend the day talking to a baby who's vocabulary consists of "da" and "mmmmm"... go home... watch Wheel of Fortune... stalk friends on facebook... head to bed. No, thank you. So, instead of settling for what could be, I make a point of doing new things. I've challenged myself to be spontaneous, to go out and try new things, but more importantly to really think about why I do what I do or believe what I believe.

I'm 22... one day life is going to settle down (maybe?) and I'll settle down (a little, I guess). As for right now, I'm exploring... where I'm at, what I'm doing, who I am. I may not find the answers that I'm expecting or looking for and that's just fine... I don't want to just sit back and wait for things to happen. But then sometimes I'm surprised with a new thing like a mistaken drink in the craziness of the morning.

And of course... I'm up for enjoying soy lattes anytime if you want to grab some coffee.