01: Tea is not the point…
Most people think tea is the point.
It’s not.
The point is who you are while the water boils.
What you notice when you slow down.
I had a friend over recently. Normally, I’d hand her a mug.
This time, I did something different.
I let her choose from my vast collection. She picked Toasted Caramel Cookie.
The smell clearly took her somewhere familiar.
I brewed a pot. Intentionally.
We drank from handmade cups that told stories of the sea.
We talked. And listened.
It wasn’t about the tea.
It was about what the tea made possible.
When you slow the process, you change the experience.
Next time you make a cup, pause.
Notice how you show up.
What is your tea showing you today?
p.s. today I’m enjoying the seasonal Toasted Caramel Cookie black tea to give me my spark back.
📷 Erica Moore, The Tea Mind
02: Leonard Cohen and the Art of Stillness
In, The Marginalian, Maria Popova explains that stillness is the quiet faith to pause in a world that rushes. Let beauty return to you the way steam rises from a cup - slowly, deliberately, and on its own terms.
Read now: The Marginalian
📷 Leonard Cohen, The Marginalian
03: Kurashi at Home
In Kurashi at Home: How to Organise Your Space and Achieve Your Ideal Life by Marie Kondo, you’ll find a tea-ritual section that links environment, presence, and tea moments.
Read now: Kurashi at Home
📷 Marie Kondo
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