Stop and Savour the Moment

Life has become a little more hectic lately, and between Uni, work, trip planning and life in general there doesn't seem to be much time to get everything done. This blog has suffered a little lately because of this, but do not fear, I'm off to another high tea on Saturday, so watch out for that review coming soon. A month or so ago I came across a segment in 'Sideswipe' that intrigued me, and I've been thinking about it every so often ever since. I post it below.


"Addicted to busy-ness
Are you feeling like you should be getting on with something else? You're probably suffering from that all-too-familiar modern day complaint of being super busy and you need to sit down, take a breath and read this insight from satirist/cartoonist Tim Kreider's book, We Learn Nothing on the subject: "It is, pretty obviously, a boast disguised as a complaint. And the stock response is a kind of congratulation: 'That's a good problem to have.' Notice it isn't generally people pulling back-to-back shifts in the ICU or commuting by bus to three minimum-wage jobs who tell you how busy they are; what those people are is not busy but tired. It's almost always people whose lamented busy-ness is self-imposed ... . They're busy because of their own ambition or drive or anxiety, because they're addicted to busy-ness and dread what they might have to face in its absence."

Sourced from http://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=10816906

I've been thinking about what it is about high tea that really attracts me to it. It's not just the cute, bite size afternoon tea items, or the fun of going out and drinking tea in an elegant setting. I like that high tea allows me to stop and savour the moment with whoever it is shared with. I like that high tea is a reason to stop, to reflect, to celebrate. High tea is not a ritual that cannot be rushed. I love that you can't really have high tea on your own, it's meant to be shared with another person.

So the next time you stop to enjoy a high tea, don't forget to stop and let go of all of your busy-ness and truly savour the moment and person/people you're sharing life with at that moment.

H xo