Good Advice

My boss's wife is here at my office today and we're doing the usual girl talk over coffee. She's so awesome; we've become good friends and it's always a highlight of my week when she comes over.

She just brought me a caramel macchiato from Starbucks, and the cup has one of those "The Way I See It" sayings that are on most of their cups. It struck a chord with me, as B and I have been venturing into this phase of huge commitment to each other lately, what with his 2nd tour coming up, us buying a house, talking about engagement and kids, and such.

"The irony of commitment is that it's deeply liberating - in work, in play, in love. The act frees you from the tyranny of your internal critic, from the fear that likes to dress itself up and parade around as rational hesitation. To commit is to remove your head as the barrier to your life." (--Anne Morriss, Starbucks customer from New York City)

The empty cup is now tacked to my bulletin board right by my computer as a reminder to make this my mantra.