Onward

So I may have missed a month, sorry! The title of this post is in honor of the book that I started reading last night and am having a hard time putting down. Onward: How Starbucks Fought for Its Life without Losing Its Soul. I think this work has fallen into my hands at a particularly interesting turn in my life. The book describes how Howard Schultz started Starbucks, which happens to be one of my favorite places in the word and yes, I do have a Starbucks gold card thank you very much! The book also covers how Schultz was able to move Starbucks forward through a faltering brand and profit margins, in addition to a terrible recession and yet, just how Starbucks was able to stay true to the core values of what Starbucks entails. The culmination of Schultz's ideas and strategy is simply that: onwards. Onwards to the next great idea, but yet still honoring what it took for you to get to that point.

So where's my point? Ha. Well, I'm officially 23 years old now, fully employed with a new company and content at this juncture in life. While other people in my life are speeding away towards new jobs, new families of their own, new life struggles, I am staying and observing for now. I think observing is the best way to put it. Take that for what you like, cause it is neither good now bad, just the truth. I've also taken to reading some more modern books on Buddhism again. I think that Buddhism has had a very calming and centering effect on me. Maybe in another blog I'll go into more detail. But for now, at this point on my map, all I know for certain is that the only constant in life is change, so true Buddha, so true.