Starbucks, my home?

As I sit here in my second place of living, I try to do work, but am constantly distracted by all that is going on around me. I work here almost every day, but I don't usually take the chance to actually watch those around me. As this might sound kind of creepy, I think that watching people helps me really find happiness in the small things in life. I find more happiness in family, in normal family, in good conversation, and just in living as I watch people around me interact.

Earlier today, there was this family sitting across from me. A grandmother and her two granddaughters. As I sat here reading my book, I could help but notice their interaction with one another. The grandmother's love for her grandchildren was so evident in her face. She watched the two of them interact and she smiled, not a smile that did not know what was going on (which she probably didn't), but a smile of adoration. She loves her grandchildren and loves to just be in their presence. She loves watching them grow up and live their lives. She is a proud grandmother.

Then to the right of me, there were three little children. The youngest decided on her own that she wanted to play Simon says. As she would call out a command, she would bend the rules so that she was the winner. For example, she said, "Sit down in a chair!" The two other's sat in the comfy chairs and she shouted, "I meant sit down in a wooden chair!" She was already sitting in the wooden chair. Win for her. And as their father started to walk up to the door, their eyes lit up and they ran to the door. They ran outside to be with him. A bit adorable if you ask me.

And finally, we have Bill. Bill is a barista here at Starbucks. He is a man who has about 10,000 times the wit that I do. He is about 1 million times more sarcastic than me. And he has one of the biggest hearts that I have ever seen. The way that Bill interacts with the customers is incredible. He knows them and if he doesn't, he gets to know them. He spends time loving everyone around him even if that means that he is hassling them. Bill would do anything for anyone and always puts other's first. It is amazing to see Bill work and even more amazing to see how incredible he truly is.

And this is my second home. Day after day so many people walk in and out of these doors. Sometimes it is good to just sit back and watch them. It is good to recognize how beautiful people really are. I mean, we do have those people who no one wants to deal with, but even those people have beauty in them.