Drinking tea is a wonderful way to set aside
time to communicate with yourself. When
I drink my tea, I just drink my tea. I stop all
my thinking and focus my attention on the
tea. There is only the tea. There is only me.
Between me and the tea there is a connection.
I breathe in, and I am aware that my in-breath
is there, I am aware that my body is there, and
I am aware that the tea is there. It's wonderful
to have the time to drink your tea, to be there,
body and mind together, established in the
here and the now. When you are truly present,
you become real, and the tea becomes real. 79