A Benefit of Tea

Lately, I've been drinking a lot of tea.  Being sick will do that.  Being heartsick over some of the events in the world like what's happening in Japan will do that too.  There's something soothing about tea.  I've read there are health benefits to green tea.  I'm not a medical expert, but I have years of tea drinking behind me and how know that a good cup can curl your toes and make you smile.

Tea can make you feel serene, change your perspective on things, even bolster your courage at times. 

A few years ago, I was in Scotland at the international conference for science fiction and fantasy.  I went to a round robin writing game at midnight.  It was in the horror genre.  The group decided to write a zombie story together.  I got the story and had the hero surrounded by zombies and passed it on to my friend Dan.  He has a lovely sense of  humor.  He immediately had the hero sit down and have a cuppa.  I was astounded.  I should explain that he's British.  To him, having a cuppa is a natural way of regrouping to evaluate the situation.  It reminded me of when terrorists blew up trains in the London Underground and a double decker bus.  One news reporter showed this woman who came out of her house and set up a little table.  She handed cups of tea to people who stumbled out of the train station.  In an atmosphere of great pain and chaos, she rushed out to give them just that little moment of something familiar and calming.  

Tea warms the heart.

–Susan

Susan Hanniford Crowley

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