Tea & Me Time

There’s drinking tea...and then there are tea drinking rituals.

Patience makes all the difference.

My eldest sister lives in Canada.  We don’t get a chance to be together as much as we’d like to, however, whenever we get the chance, we like to have tea together (She makes the BEST cup of tea on the planet).

If you watched her, you would see that even in the gathering of all the tea essentials she is conscious. 

She takes her time.

She waits for perfect boiling water.  She allows the tea leaves to sit and seep.  Simply through the act of preparation, she portrays her loving intentions.   And when we sit together and drink our tea, we also take the time to remember our childhood growing up in Jamaica, where as girls, we used to drink our tea in the morning.  Caribbean, Canadian, American – tea is one thing that links us to our British roots.

This relaxing Tea & Me Time ritual is a good way to slow down and remember the wonders of your life.

Take Tea and Remember

Remember - You are still your only child.
Remember - You are still responsible for you.
Remember - You are in charge.
Remember - Who you are.
Remember - How far you’ve come.
Remember - How much you’ve learned.
Remember - All the sincere compliments you’ve gotten.
Remember - The gifts friends and family have given.
Remember - Words of praise from co-workers.
Remember - You are real.
Remember - You are the miracle.
Remember - Love brought you here.

What You Need

• Your favorite tea essentials

What You Do

• Approach your teatime with reverence.
• Make every movement slow.  Make every moment last.
• Drink your tea and drink in the wonder of you.

Here are some of my own favorite tea blends.

• Citrus Bliss: 2 teaspoons of each of the following: lemon balm leaves, lemon verbena leaves and lemon-grass leaves ...plus, you'll want to add some fresh lemon juice to taste.
  
• Minty Madness: 2 teaspoons of each of the following: spearmint leaves, peppermint leaves, and lemon mint leaves.
  
• Cozy Chamomile: 2 teaspoons of each of the following: lemon basil leaves, chamomile flowers, and raspberry leaves.