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i was at starbucks on saturday morning (i go every saturday for a couple of hours and have my soy no water tall chai with pumpkin loaf) and i do my bible study, read, journal, etc.

anyway, so this past saturday i went to my starbucks i always go to....
and i walk up to the counter to order...
and he says, 'sorry we have no water and no ability to make coffee today.'

and i pause...
what?! does this mean no tea either?
i'm still processing and repeat what he said. 'no coffee...or tea'

he says, 'nope, nothing that requires water pressure.'

this is terrible! my morning wasn't supposed to go like this.
i'm still in denial as i say, 'that's so sad.'

i ask a couple other questions, like 'is it going to be closed all day?' and 'are the two across the street also closed?' (i'm trying to figure out my day now).

so the ones across the street were open (yay!!...crazy that there are three starbucks in one corner...one is a barnes&noble) so i walk across the street to get my tea BUT they are out of pumpkin loaf.

so i walk back to the 'closed store' and buy my pumpkin loaf there. (you have to get to starbucks early on saturdays...they always sell out of their pumpkin loaf!)

and i sit down to do my bible study in the seeminly quiet empty starbucks.

but people keep coming in.
and they are told what i was told.
and they would say, 'ok' and just walk out.
no pausing. no questions. just pure acceptance!

after the 50th person, i realized that i have a problem. it took me 20 minutes to accept my change in plans. i think i went through those steps of grief...what are they?! ...denial, bargaining, etc...haha.

seriously though, i realized that i don't accept change very well. and i don't like it when my plans change. i kinda admired all the people that acted like this was no big deal.

maybe god is trying to show me something to work on...