Edge of Somewhere: Tea Mind

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Tea-Mind • 9 November 2009 Comment

I drink about four cups of black tea a day (five maximum); that is too much as I seem to have a dependance on it. When I wake in the morning, I have tea right away to activate my brain and body. What I would like to do when I wake up is meditate; but I must have tea first. Of course, I have the tea, read the paper…check e-mail….by the time I’ve completed all that, my mind is filled with matters of the day and not in meditation mode.

This morning, I thought I would have a somewhat less strong cup in the morning and one in the afternoon. By about noon I was very not…functional. I just had a strong cup of Irish Breakfast so I could have the energy to pick up the laptop and press down on the keys. So I think I’ll try strong in the morning and afternoon and work my way down from there.

Several years ago, I had some major surgery that hurt. (It really really hurt; I had a 36cm steel bar inserted under my ribcage). After that I was on several narcotics. I had a doctor specifically for the pain; we had this whole plan for my gradually coming off the medications in order to reduce withdrawal. I basically just stopped cold; it was awful for about a day then seemed to pass. However, if I don’t have tea, my body protests vehemently. This makes me wonder about the whole classification and regulation of drugs; I can start and stop morphine without issue but can’t just cease drinking tea. Tea is something I can purchase at any grocery store, but morphine is a controlled substance (though, granted, narcotics have significant side effects and don’t really help one wake up in the morning. I think it would be probably about the worst idea ever if Starbucks starting selling narcotics to folk on the morning commute—however, that might reduce incidents of road rage).

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Tea-Mind • 29 July 2009 Comment [1]

heightened state of alertness
brainwaves may begin to synchronize based on regular tea consumption
memory recall enhanced by unknown ingredients of tea leaves

Social benefits of tea

good excuse to wear tweed and corduroy
others associate tea with Britain, where many great writers, artists, and statesmen have lived
it is visually impressive to talk or think with a cup of tea in hand.

Physical benefits of tea

one’s body need not expend as much energy to awaken in the morning when tea participates in the event
several cups of tea on a hot day allows one to sweat without the expense of a sauna
as exercise, tea can make one feel either relaxed or excited

Artistic benefits of tea

if an artist consumes no solid food with his tea, his shaking hands make paintings appear professionally impressionistic
since the tea drinker is wearing tweed, he can more fully appreciate England; Milton was from England
colours and sounds are somewhat altered by the tea experience

Moral benefits of tea

the caffeine in coffee makes one cross—the caffeine in tea makes one mellow
one cannot see tea brewing inside a pot, therefore tea encourages faith
people of the Holy Land, for the most part, drink tea

Tea-Mind • Archival 25 July 2006 Comment [1]

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