How do you manage to fit tea into your day to day life?
Short answer: really really easily. My daily life and my tea love are well integrated, sometimes frighteningly so.
Long(er) answer: I'm a graduate student. As such, I'm a bit nomadic. There's tea in my car in the winter, in my office, in my pockets (not kidding!), and once I found a tea bag in my winter hat. (I have no idea how that one got there.) My backpack usually has at least five different types of tea bags in it at any given time. My office at school is well stocked, also with pre-bagged teas. I'd rather stick to disposable bags for simplicity's sake in terms of cleanup, even if it means having to wait until I get home for the really amazing teas.
Drinking tea has become second nature. If someone in a room mentions tea, my ears perk up and I usually swivel towards that person at an alarmingly fast speed. If someone is sick, I hand them a tea bag and instruct them on steep times. A good friend of mine recently defended his dissertation prospectus on sustainable and local farming (which will be a great project) and I ended up managing to insert tea even into that conversation.
For me, tea provides a momentary refuge from outside stresses. I get to sit, wait for the water to boil, wait for it to steep, and then take that first zen-like sip. It reminds me to slow down. When drinking tea, I often apply one of my favorite quotes:
[original image via Evelina, text added by me]
The only appropriate way, in my opinion, to prepare and drink tea is to do that and only that. Focus on the graceful arc of water from the spout, the way the steam rises along with the scent, and the way time seems to trickle as you enjoy the perfumed drink. Try focusing on your tea the next time you drink it. You might be amazed by how quiet your brain becomes.
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Taken from http://thatpourgirl.blogspot.com/
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