Tea Bag Quotes
Words to think about with your cuppa
I recently purchased a new herbal tea — turmeric with meadowsweet and ginger. Turmeric is great for relieving inflammation and I thought that sipping tea would be nicer than swallowing a capsule every day.
After using about five teabags, I noticed words on the paper tags. Quotes. What a novel idea! One can sip tea and soak in the words at the same time. I decided to use them as daily prompts and write a paragraph or two on the first thoughts that popped into my head after reading each one.
The difference between a flower and a weed is a judgement — Unknown.
This reminded me of my days at university where I majored in Plant Science in the Faculty of Agriculture. I remember weeds “coming up” in a lecture, and the professor said that anything can be considered a weed — if it’s growing where it’s not wanted. His example was: if you’re a farmer and you spot a beautiful rose bush in the middle of your wheat field, the rose is in effect, a weed. It makes perfect sense — if I found wheat in the middle of my rose bed it would be pulled.
