Today, whilst sat on my break at work reading a book called The Power of Now. A fantastic self-help book with idea’s deeply centered in Zen Buddhism. I had an epiphany. An epiphany that affirms what it is about being a barista that I feed off.

I always knew there was something that made me put up with the long hours, the awkward customers and the aching arms. There was always that pull on my days off from work, and that constant craving to be in the middle of a lunch service. And today, after reading this book. It became blindingly obvious why.

It pulls me into the present. I no longer feel the pain from the past, or feel the fear and anxiety of the future. All I think about is the present moment. The feel of the coffee, the sound of a busy coffee bar, and the concentration of the perfect coffee. All the bad experiences I’ve had in the last few months, and the pressure I put on myself looking to the future. Nothing exists except the current moment, and that is a bigger relief than drinking, smoking or any of the other vices I’ve come to rely on.

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