Coffee means go, of course it does.
But did you know that tea means 'stop'?
For me, a cup of tea is a physical reminder to put on the brakes. Hold the phone. Stop talking. Stop doing.
I am putting on the kettle. I am rummaging around for the just the right tea bag. I am waiting for the water to boil. I am pouring it into a favorite jar. I might even stare at it for a minute as it steeps and turns the perfect shade of amber.
I am re-centering. I am right here. Not multi-tasking.
Let me take a sip or two and I can help with that project, I can sit down and play memory, I can read another story, I can make cookies, or play catch, or mend your doll.
Perhaps I'll coin the term, tea therapy.
Cheap, simple and quite effective.
Which makes me think. I would so love to sit with all of you and drink tea and laugh and chat. Near and far, I love my blogging friends! Thanks for stopping by and sharing your thoughts and lives with me.
And how do you put on the brakes?
My favorite "tea" quote:
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Knitting Needles. I keep it next to my favorite chair, with my skein in a basket. It's nice to be reminded to sit and stay a while.
ReplyDeleteOh this is so true!!! How funny I never thought of it this way before :). I'll have to agree with Baby by the Sea, knitting or crocheting for sure slows me down. If I do tea with it, maybe I'll come to a dead halt. Wouldn't that be niiiiiiice :). But only for a short while :).
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