Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Tea: Relaxing Therapy


Well it's been a while since i have last posted, things have been busy, a little more than i like... Tonight i actually made the time to have a nice relaxing night and to my suprise...it's just what i needed... It all went down at McNally Robinson's Bistro... where i enjoyed a great cup of tea and a good book, with my girlfriend and a good buddy... Pastor John lately has been talking lots about tea... He's convinced that people who drink tea live longer... to support his case, he points to the fact that his wife Donna's family, lives long... They all live to their late 90's, even 100's of life and he feels that tea drinking has something to do with it because they're all tea drinkers... he talked about how tea is a relaxing drink, that you sip slowly and enjoy each sip of the hot beverage... He feels that their tea drinking, has brought them lots of time for relaxation and rest that most people never take the time to experience... Tea can make you live longer...
... Now i'm not totally sure if i agree with that and i'm also not totally sure if he 100% agrees with that or just likes to speculate about it.. but tonight i put his thesis into practice and much to my amazement, it was just what i needed... a nice hot glass of tea that came with a really nice looking pot... a GREAT book, ("The Great Ommission" by Dallas Willard) for all you book guru's, by it right now, it's pivotal... and a nice atmosphere with my girlfriend and buddy... Im not quite totally convinced these types of experiences will guarantee that i live longer, but i do know one thing, and that is that i need more of them... In Willard's book, he argues that the neglect of the sabbath, especially in the lives of ministers, is what leads to unsatisfaction, failure and the lack of God's presence in our ministries... I won't talk too much about the book, but he spends a good amount of time talking about spiritual disciplines... he also discusses the need for times of rest and relaxing... I think we do ourselves well when we make time for these things, obviously McNally Robinson isn't the best place to do this, but tonight was a great start... a good book, and a nice cup of tea really did me some good tonight and i look forward to my many more future times around the tea table... Check it out for yourself sometime, and let the relaxing begin... we all probably need more of it, i'm thankful for the leading of tea in bringing me to these much needed points of rest and relaxation... yes, i'd like more hot water....

Comments:
Dude, i want to hear your story, chat football and enjoy a cup of tea sometime soon lol... Anyways i loved your comments about me knowing it, you knowing and Jesus knowing it... darryl is mine lol... And by the way it was Earl Grey tea, Decaff that is for us drug free people...i was working tonite at the old bookstore when you called, wish i caught your call... now im chillin listening to some new Killers man... love "Uncle Jonny" eh... anyhow, we'll have to catch up soon, take it easy bro... i'll try and get a hold of you before or on the weekend... by the way i thought of something funny today... you'll love this...remember when Dr.Giesbrecht (CPC) asked in his first chapel, how many other schools you applied to before applying to central and only one guy had his hand up for EVERY school...i'll do it for you...HAHAHA... yeah just a thought i was having..u remember the guy eh???
 
Hey, Jordo, you know I think I recall Pastor John talking about takeing time to relax. I am a fan of tea myself but only the flavoured kinds. I find the original tea flavour to be too bland. Anyway I haven't heard much of this book but by the name it sounds pivital. I have to agree after a few days of hustle and bustle a day to realax always makes me feel so much better. I once heard that it was writen in the bible that God rested on the seventh day not because he needed to but as an example. If we are suposed to be like Christ and Christ is God then we should rest every once in awhile. Ya anyway that's my thought on the topic.
 
Good thoughts Tim, you're right about rest and how essential it is to our lives... Good quote man... good to hear from you bud, look forward to deeper this sunday!

Joe, i think i'd give the title to "Him",,,, lol.... just seems like he's got a new g/f new attitude lol...
 
I agree, rest is good. I really need to get on that train and realize that. my life is too rushed sometimes, alas. I love it i love the business but i need the relaxation too. This morning shift is kind of nice i get some rest and time to myself, but my mind is to dead to read!

This book is quite pivotal, i've read 6 pages and heard yours and pastor jasons thoughts, i like it. i will get to read more of it soon. alas.
 
Drinking some right now Jordo, not a bad ideah for a way to spend a night though. Close friends, and good God centered literature, how about that.
 
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