At the beggining, and after
23.09.2017 vs 23.09.2020
From book “Barista Lifestyle”
On the first day, everything was magical and amazing, so many things to experience and learn. The stress didn't allow me to relax, my hands were shaking and spilling the coffee I had just prepared. I was worried about what others would think of me, how I would cope, whether I would do well. When I overheated the milk flowing from the bubbles, my helplessness reached its zenith. I felt overwhelmed, I thought to myself that I would never get over it.
On the last day, everything was still magical and amazing, but I understood more. I was relaxed, my hands didn't shake, and I didn't spill the coffee, which had symmetrical hearts and rosettes on it. I prepared another milk, this time shiny from polishing. Thanks to my resourcefulness, I was able to take in everything around me. I didn't even realize when I learned all this.
These days were separated by 3 years, during which many things happened in the café and in me. There was and still is a lot for me to learn and experience, just in other places and with other people.
Sometimes we come back
From time to time I like to come back to the moments that I shared with others. Those insight jokes, and sharing the stress, there is something magical for me in it. Of course, I don’t want to be stuck in the past, but when I think to myself who I was 6 years ago, or 3 years ago I see a great improvement and I’m very happy with myself that I took all the effort to learn more, and try to understand more. Others, me, places, events, are like a chapter that is written in my memory bank, that when I come back to it, I’m glad that it happened.
Joy and sorrow, smile and tears, are often connected and caused by one another. It is all kind of about letting go of attachment to the memory, some people don’t come back to their moments in work so often, because it is just a way to earn money. For it was kind of exploring meaning of life, and I treated work as a show in a vibe of “Friends”. We all play some role in the lives of other people, and do the same for us.
The happy and sad things
Friendship is born from sharing all the moments, and supporting eacheter. When someone is sharing just work moment of leaving work is the end of knowing a person. When I came to Poland 3 times this year, this coffee shop was my first destination from airport after home. This sentence “Find a job You like and You won’t work a day” is pretty accurate to describe why I live such a happy life.
I wish that feeling to everyone. If You don’t like the job You do, it is understandable that You might feel a little down, but don’t give up! You always might think about what You want to do, and change it, but to have a meaningful life, it is important to see value in what You do.
Don’t be afraid to dream, and have the courage to take action and go for them :)
