Losing my addiction
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).
Random line
I just found this line from an e-mail sent long ago:“The dark and lonely torment of a child’s lost balloon.”
Tea: The World’s Going to Pot
How tea enhances life in general
Mental benefits of Tea
- brainwaves may begin to synchronize based on regular tea consumption
- memory recall enhanced by unknown ingredients of tea leaves
- heightened state of alertness
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