Heart Happy Astrology Coffee on the Central Coast
Today I’m sitting at Tribe Coffeehouse in Arroyo Grande California.
First impression: this happy hippie girl's dream!
Okay not technically first impression… I came here all the time during college. So it’s safe to say I love this place.
Whimsical decor, CBD balms on for sale by the register, astrological season inspired drink special.
Today I’m drinking their Aries season drink; a cold brew with vanilla, honey, a splash of half and half (I subbed oat milk) and I went without the spices sprinkled on top since I have to sing tonight and spicy things don’t agree with smooth sailing vocals.
I love writing. I’ve been writing for myself and for school my whole life. I’ve been looking for some way to sustain myself with writing. I’ve looked into copywriting, editing, blogging (which I started by the way and really enjoyed it but got overwhelmed and gave up/ just moved on to other interests.)
But nothing feels quite as right as this right here…
Coffee Shop Thoughts is something that has always been in my mind. I love it here. I love sitting at a coffee shop and musing, people watching, sipping on my drink, journaling. I love it.
Poetry comes to me at coffee shops, inspiration, peace, motivation.
So here I sit today typing away on my iPad of all things with my little cold brew, my journal open to the financial budget I abandoned 5 minutes ago to start writing. A room full of strangers all doin their own thing. Typing on a laptop, indulging in a library book, meeting up with friends (one of which has never been here but now must be “part of the tribe, right?”)
My heart is happy. My mind is full of all the options and opportunities and a little overwhelmed by it all. But here we go.
I’m challenging myself to start and let it be imperfect. Let the pictures not be aesthetically gorgeous, let my writing be simple if it wants to be.
What’s the point of doing this if it turns something I love into something I dread?
I’m confused day to day about why the fuck we are all here and what it all means (girl existential crisis shhhh) but one thing I know to be true is this:
To create or not to create, that is the question. And the answer is always to create.
Welcome to the inside of my brain.
Godspeed.
Love,
Julia Mae
