Drinking Tea

From the Anna K Tarot, the Four of Swords; from the Meditation Cards, "Dissolve into Now:"

My area rarely sees temperatures drop much below 32 F each winter. But this year we've been under the influence of an arctic front, which brought extreme and prolonged freezing conditions. It's ironic that the earth and its seasons know when and how to rest, but humans have yet to figure that out. Our mind can be a great ally or our worst enemy if it has no reins to guide it. "Dissolve into Now" is paired with a poem from Thich Nhat Hanh:

Tea is an act complete in its simplicity.

When I drink tea, there is only me and the tea.

The rest of the world dissolves.

There are no worries about the future.

No dwelling on past mistakes.

To bring our mind to where our feet touch the ground, to what our hands touch, to what our eyes see and ears hear, to what we smell and taste, is to bring sacredness to the moment. Here in the present is where we will find rest and peace.