Tea with Fear and Despair
a prose encounter with two of the wisest teachers
Welcome
Welcome friends fear and despair
Come in
Come in, please
Would you like some tea?
Chamomile or special blend?
We’ll have the special blend if that is what you are serving
Good choice
Now
Now while we steep and ponder, letting the herbs and grains soften their lovely hold
Let us talk about our days.
Fear, what’s going on in your world?
Oh, the world is horrible. I can’t go out; I can’t do all things that I would enjoy. There’s not much for me to do. I can’t go anywhere.
Hmmm, I see.
What about you despair?
Oh, the world is falling apart. I can’t take the pain anymore. My heart bleeds.
Please
Please, I wish every day the pain would go away, but it doesn’t
Hmmm, I see
Why don’t we have some tea now? It should be done steeping now.
Let us hold the tea, feeling the warmth of Mother’s kiss upon our hands.
Imagine the herbs and flora hand-picked from the earth, given freely for our health.
The hydrangea
The licorice root
The hibiscus
The hyacinth
Ginger’s rooted thoughts
Turmeric’s anti-inflammatory offerings
Lest not forget the ancient red bush’ secrets and story-line.
Oh, let the smells float, drifting into the nares, calming inner spirits
Just for a moment
*long exaggerated smelling sound
Oh, enjoy this moment with tea
Enjoy this moment of feeling
Something so eloquent
Now, when you are ready, go ahead and take a sip
Allowing your taste buds to feel the savory blend and magical ease of the herbs and the Mother’s gift
Allowing that fear or despair to pause for but a moment
Allowing peace to fill your oropharynx
Just for a moment
Hold it there
Hold it there
Imagine something different; whatever comes to mind will do.
Now swallow.
*Warm quenching sound of taking a drink
Allowing it to coat the stomach
*long exaggerated smelling sound
Allow it to fill the area of the solar plexus with warmth
…and forgiving peace
…and quiet
Just for a moment.
Just for a moment, let the chatter of the mind disappear while focusing on how our belly feels
Comforted at this moment in time.
At this moment in time, we feel comforted.
*Exaggerated Sighing sounds and drawn out exhales
Letting the breath out, taking another sip
Let us chat
About life’s events
They come, they go
Filling our heads with their thoughts
Depending on our cornea and retinal scans’ lens, we see a world as we see it.
But what if we felt something different?
What if we felt a deeper calling, higher purpose, or whatever you want to call it?
Do we follow that?
Do we follow that feeling or thought?
Alright, now let it all go, even the feeling or calling of what may be.
Drink up; we are almost done here.
I am so glad we got to talk. Thank you both for stopping by.
I do hope this tea has calmed your nerves, allowing peaceful resting invites for the many.
Now go home!
Often like songs of the ether, universal thoughts or wherever these story-lines come from, this little prose came to life with recorder in hand. So I share it here, for all to enjoy. Please take a sip, let me know what comes to thought. With smiles from my heart to yours, I gift to you, Tea with Fear and Despair.