兩分鐘的泡茶時間，也可以成為生活裡小小的self-compassion劑量！把從不停止的思緒按下暫停鍵，用感官的體驗回到當下：
小小的茶葉顆粒
捲曲著身子
輕聞
如此迷你的身影
竟是陳年濃郁的炭培香氣
在裊裊熱氣當中
彎曲身軀裡的空氣
化為小泡泡浮出水面
迴旋
伸展
就像翅膀逐漸張開來一般
在這個溫暖且充分的空間
依著自己的節奏
展現全然的自己
泡開的茶葉
散發出截然不同層次的氣息
有清新
有蜜香
還有那個奔放驕傲的美麗姿態
Tiny tea leaves,
Curling their bodies,
Gently sniffing-
Such a miniature figure,
Yet it holds the rich, aged, charcoal-roasted aroma.
Amidst the rising heat,
The air within the curved body
Transforms into the bubbles rising to the surface,
Circling,
Stretching,
Like wings gradually opening,
In this warm and ample space,
Following its own rhythm,
Revealing its true self entirely.
Brewed tea leaves
Exude different layers of aura,
Freshness,
Honey-like,
Also blossoming that bold, proud beauty.
後記(Afterthoughts)：
泡茶時我想起同行在MSC八週課程的夥伴們
每個人的MSC旅程
正以著不同的方式和步調展開著
就像壺裡的茶葉
或全然伸展
或蜷伏彎曲
或正在慢慢漂浮吸取溫度
在人性的溫暖中，我們倚著集體的善意並肩前行。
善待自己能帶來改變
儘管這個世界有時看似難以忍受，問題似乎難以解決
我們選擇在困難中對自己抱有無條件的溫暖和善意
使我們的心保持活著
這一步是巨大的
這帶來改變
一次一顆心
I think of my companions in the ongoing eight-week MSC course during the tea-making:
Each person’s MSC journey
Is unfolding in different ways and paces,
Just like the tea leaves in the pot,
Some fully extending,
Some curling and coiling,
Some slowly floating to absorb warmth,
Bathed in the warmth of humanity together, we travel side by side with collective kindness.
Self-kindness makes a difference
While this world may seem unbearable to turn towards and the problems seems impossible to solve,
we hold ourselves in unconditional warmth- kindness- amid the struggles and keep our human heart alive.
This is HUGE and this makes a Difference.
One heart at a time.