Watch the Birds and Drink the Coffee

Not all the time, life would give us free pass with going through the low times. Sometimes, you're comfortable and other times, it's gonna be depressing. Throughout the years of living independently, I've got used to it. The number one stress reliever I have to cope up with things happening fast around me is the habit of drinking coffee.

Whatever happens, I'll get coffee and sat quietly to fully process the situation that I am in. It became my comfort throughout the difficult times and my bliss whenever I feel good.

A mixed of emotions rushed through me while thinking about my life right now. Surge of situations where I'm helpless and a dilemma that needs my resolve. From school activities to workloads, my mind is already exhausted. I couldn't take it all at once. I need to breath and detach my mind for a while to rest.

There are one place where I could disperse the fog on my head and that is a place where I could revitalize with nature. This isn't a good timing to visit the sea nor the mountains. When the Patata have a medical checkup, we dropped by first at the Capitol Lagoon. It's one of the closest place and the quietest one.

We went to the west side of the Lagoon. It's where the cafe around the lagoon is situated. Coffee do work wonders on me. Whenever I'm confused, I drink a cup and it eases my mind to make the ideas flowing and organized. Some may say I'm addicted to it, well, somehow it is. But actually, ever since I lived for myself, it's my only company up until I managed to socialize with people. It's my language to communicate with friends and families. Coffee is my only connection to people around me.

If there's one thing that people could remember about me, it would be how I love coffee. They'll immediately describe how much caffeine intake I have in a day. Some of them would even joke that maybe the fluids that is running in my veins aren't blood anymore, but the brewed coffee.

And, how I wish it was sometimes. At least, I could have energy surge and do everything I must do. I could have enough fill to encourage my mind to go on without feeling burnout. Right now, I only want a drink and stay in a quiet place to silence the cacophony in my head.

While we were drinking, I've been drawn to the birds flying by and playing on the grass. The chirping miraculously muted my thoughts which totally diverted my attention to them. For days, I have been thinking endless ways to get myself out in the current situation. I have forgotten to rest by then. This might be the first time this week that I have been relaxed.

Nature is surely the best therapy.