A cup of tea early in the morning does so much good to the my body, irrespective of what tea it is. On days when I don't take tea–especially in the morning – I feel lopsided. I come from a household where tea is taken virtually everyday as part of breakfast, it's like a custom.
Growing up, there was this tea that only the "adults" at home took and that was Lipton. They always made it look as if the tea gave them an extra life each time they took a sip and so, I eagerly wanted to have a taste of it and possibly acquire an extra life too.
One could ask: why not just be a recalcitrant child and take the tea when your parents were not home? Believe me when I say that I tried but I failed as the packet of tea was kept at the top shelf;a height where my curiosity couldn't raise me to.
On a random day, after so much pleading, wailing, rolling on the carpet and being headstrong, my mom graciously decided to allow me have a taste of the tea. With a wet appetite, I buckled up in anticipation of something magnificent but my expectations came to an abrupt end with the first sip from the mug. The tea was vapid! No honey, no milk, just tea. I thought that all teas were supposed to taste "sweet", little did I know.
Fast forward to last year, I came in contact with "Lord's chamomile and honey tea" and it totally changed my perspective about teas in general. I'm a person who rarely tries out new edible products without getting recommendations from two or more trusted sources. As such, I was sceptical about taking the chamomile and honey tea tea. It took thirty minutes of research, a few words of prayer and a lot of self convincing before I tried the chamomile and honey tea out and till this day, I can proudly say that I made a good decision.
I don't know what the tea did to me but I felt as light as a feather after taking a cup of it. It was that day that I knew I had found my favourite tea. Who wouldn't want to feel very free after just a cup of tea?
I like to take my tea very creamy; there's no harm in taking extra milk– at least none that I know of. In my years of tea exploration, I've come across mostly herbal/medicinal teas. There's no doubt that teas go a long way to enhancing our general wellbeing.
Although the chamomile and honey tea is currently occupying the spot of "favourite tea", I hope to come across other varieties and flavours of teas.
This is my response to the active tea contest in celebration of Int'l Tea Day. You are invited to join.
All the images above are mine and were edited on Canva.
With love, wongi ✨
