Recipie for feeling off tea
For that day before you get full-blown
sick, when you feel just a little bit off.
I got just the thing for you.
Fresh ginger
Cut in in slices, then little tiny
cubes. Like mincing it. Except take your time with it. Each time you
cut ginger, it releases this wonderfully alive scent. Enjoy it.
Once you have enough minced to fill a
tablespoon, put a small saucepan with cool water on the stove. Add
the ginger and put in on a low heat until it starts to boil. Around
this time your water should start to take on a golden brown hue.
Then take it off, let it cool, strain,
and drink straight or with your preferred sweetener. Honey, Stevia,
sugar, heck, even back-strap molasses. Whatever floats your boat.
Ginger has some great restorative
properties, good minerals and vitamins your body needs. Especially if
it's getting beaten up by germs.
Think of it like the backup when it
looks like the superhero looks to be overpowered by the bad guy.
And there is something to be said for
the act of making tea, or making anything for that matter. We are so
bombard by stimulus. Information, entertainment, layered on more fun
diversions and distractions that our physical bodies often get lost
in the mix.
When I was a kid I loved to read ( I
still do). I used to read when I are my breakfast cereal.
Unfortunately my mind was so involved in the story, it didn't really
realize that I was eating, or hungry, or full for that matter. So I'd
eat and eat and eat.
Popcorn vendors at the movies make bank
because of this.
On the other hand, at times in my life
when I am forced to slow down and focus Like when I got my braces and
for a whole month my teeth ached terribly A single bite of food can
seem like a feast that could sustain me a whole day.
By cooking, or at least tossing some
things in a pot and hanging around it waiting for bubbles. You are,
in a way, feeding yourself twice. First you are feeding yourself with
self-sufficency. There is incredible power in being able to do
something for yourself. Providing for yourself.
Don't believe me? Just ask a little
girls who just conquered tying her shoes. You can see it on her face.
The pride is tangible.
Prepare your tea.
Put it in your favorite mug. This step
is equally important.
Sit, and hold it, letting the warmth
seep in.
Sip
Repeat.
Smile.
May you take care of yourself happily.
P.S. Thank you to my friend for teaching me, and healing me with this drink.
You had recommended this before and I must say it really does work. I always feel better after drinking it, although I cheat and dice the ginger put it in water and microwave it to boil it. I add a little honey and it great. I even recommend it to people at work.
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