Tea Time!

Apparently I am channeling some British some-one-or-other because every afternoon I make a pot of tea. Now, it's not Earl Grey and I don't use milk (I've read that milk defeats the anti-oxidant properties of tea by the way). I've taken a liking to YOGI TEA: Ginger, Cold Season, Detox and Bedtime are my favorites. They have pretty packages, a creative website and, the piece de résistance, wonderful messages on the tags of each tea bag.

Mine this afternoon spoke to me. I was looking for the words to describe where I was at with me, my life, the "what's next?" and "what now?". I've been exploring my website, painting and drawing, writing, and enjoying all the directions I am moving in all at once. And then I made my tea and read this:

The beauty of life is to experience yourself.

I hope that you are sipping a cup of tea, considering your next step, the next event or milestone, and at the same time, really, deeply enjoying your NOW.

My day today took me to story time at the children's library with Bailey after our late start. We missed the bus and I drove Jacqueline to school for the second time this week. I painted again (twice in one week!) and I messed around on my laptop looking at houses online and catching up on some blogs I read. My "Enjoy paper" project is coming along and despite having fallen behind, I am enjoying making my book. All these little parts of me. It occurred to me that even Kevin doesn't know the whole me. I mean, what about those crazy high school years when I was in Student Council? I had a moment of wishing that we had always known each other. But the only person who really knows you, is you. I thought about old friends, professors, teachers, places, hobbies, jobs, coworkers and this huge tapestry that is my life.

It's way too big to consider it all, so I got up to make my tea, and BAM - the quote that said it all. Go on and Experience yourself. Hug yourself. Love yourself. Be yourself.