There are few things more sacred to me than misty weather and a cup of hot tea. I'm still wrestling with the Lord about why I was born in an era where tea time is not standard in the every day. I have always admired tea time, from being a Jane Austen lover, but it was most incorporated into my life when my dearest Abbey became one of my roommates. Her heart for tea and the life-giving conversations it induces spurred my little seed of interest to bloom. Some of my fondest college memories are gathered around our steaming Anthropologie initial mugs sharing life and catching up.
I'm envious of cultures that have sanctioned tea time. Every day there is a time for them to gather. Every day there is a time for them to pour into each other or just rest in each other's presence. Every day they get scones! (Okay, they probably don't have these every day, but they if they know what's good for their hearts...). I think what I love most about the ideal behind tea time is the set in stone community it generates. It's an hour a day where you can press in, push reset and move forward into your evening. The 8-5 work culture in this country leaves no room for 4:30 high tea. I guess that's why we've resorted to Happy Hours. But possibly there are days where you can take your own tea time. Press pause, reflect for 30 min, sip on your English Breakfast, check on your people and move forward into your next hour refreshed with a warmer heart. Maybe that means starting your morning slightly earlier? Or turning off the tube sooner one evening.
What are some ways you can work to incorporate intentional tea time, community moments with your people?