Dear coffee, you have my heart.

When one of my friends accused me of ignoring her in favor of my coffee cup, I was tragically shocked. Coffee over friends? Naaah.

Well the truth is a sad thing to admit, but I will nevertheless bravely concede to it. Coffee is my object of adoration; it is everything I have ever hoped for - caffeine and deliciousness with a certain flair of style. During a blizzard, a fantastically warm cup of Caramel Macchiato melts my heart and soothes my soul. On a particularly hot day, a refreshingly cold cup of Iced Peppermint White Chocolate Mocha sweeps through my mind like a wintry breeze. Life is good when you have coffee.

Please reader, abstain from rolling your eyes and sighing in exasperation for just a moment. Haven't you ever had one of those days when the world seems to go out of its orbit to pester you? Have you never had a long night when things seem to unravel as soon as you finish them? Stop and think for a moment, were you ever the victim of an unceasing joke? Perhaps you were half-sick of shadows too?

My life as a high school junior is not that unpleasant, although this view does depend on your tolerance of pain and ability to empathize. It is hard to finish everything, and it is just as difficult to maintain a life outside of it all. Is it any wonder therefore that coffee has taken such an essential role in my life? It doesn't require extra attention (minus the 5 minutes it takes to brew), and it never asks anything of me. It is useful, inexpensive, and simply marvelous.

Seriously, if you're suffering from depression, insomnia, fatigue, or just about any other kind of problems really, give coffee a try! It might just be your thing.