How do you drink your tea?
Can I just say you’re tea-rrific? Puns aside, I’m writing this at the pointy-end of the semester and things have been a lot lately. Protests, pandemics, ever polarising politics. Maybe checking the news constantly doesn’t help, but most days my mind is a riot. I recently read The Book of Ichigo Ichie by Hector Garcia and Francesc Miralles. That wonderful little olive book introduced me to the idea of making the most of each fleeting moment, and chanoyu—the way of tea—wherein one consumes tea ritually and mindfully. I’m still working on the former, but mindfully sipping a cup of tea at the end of each frenzied day has become a ritual. It helps me escape it all, at least for a little while. So, whether you’re in need of creativi-tea, want to feel like royal-tea, or need a little positivi-tea, I’m here to spill the tea on… well, tea. Words Jordan White Artwork Emma Horner
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