April 23, 2014
2014 A to Z Blogging Challenge
A Rural Life
Day 20
T is for Tea Time
We’ve reached the last full week of this year’s blogging
challenge – and only a week to go! As much as I enjoy this yearly test of
personal resolve, I’m at the point where I’m eager to get to Z and take a
little blogging break (as if such a thing were possible!).
Thanks for visiting my corner of the 2014 A to Z Blogging
Challenge.
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If there’s anything I envy about the Brits, it’s concept of
afternoon tea. I love the idea of slowing down for a few minutes in the
afternoon and taking a break. It would be a pure indulgence to have a place in
the town where I work where I could go after work and before I go home to
unwind with a friend and have a cup, or glass, of tea.
It feels a little un-American to say that. After work I
should exercise. I should do volunteer work. I should have a second job. I
should participate in a sport. I should write a letter to Congress and lobby
for my special interest group. We Americans don’t have time to waste on
something as inconsequential as TEA.
The hell I don’t.
Between my responsibilities on the job and those at home I
SHOULD take a few moments to relax every day. Maybe it should involve tea and
scones or maybe, in the summer, the occasional Dairy Queen Blizzard. Maybe I
could even go for iced tea and an apple. It doesn’t matter what the snack is,
what matters is that I take the time to relax and collect my thoughts.
Does the notion feel like a guilty indulgence? On the
surface it sure does. But I think it’s a small thing that could benefit my life
in big ways. So here’s to Tea Time done my way. A few minutes of relaxation and
quiet that is a gift - from me to me. I feel better already.
KC Kendricks
website: www.kckendricks.com
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4 comments:
Love a good cup of relaxing tea. So much inspiration can hit while sipping a cup of warm tea.
I know! It's getting to that relaxed moment so I can think that gives me trouble.
There used to be a very nice tea place in Indianapolis called "Teas Me". It was like a little coffee house but sold a variety of tea instead.
I find a cup of warm tea with milk relaxing. But it's the relaxing that counts, I agree.
That sounds like a neat place to stop and unwind. Thanks for stopping by the blog!
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