About two weeks ago, I experienced an epiphany that literally made me stop, relax and live in the moment. This epiphany was the first time I actually had one and called it an “epiphany” in my mind.
I woke up early to get ready for class that morning like I do every day. I was on-time but I had been rushing to get to my class like I usually do. I am from New York City and I am so used to grabbing things and heading out the door as fast as possible. On that particular day I had been boiling water for my green tea. I ran down the stairs with my jacket on in a hurry and prepared my tea. I poured the tea into a traveling mug, only to discover that the mug was broken. I decided that I would have my tea anyway so I poured it into a glass mug. I tried to drink it fast but it was too hot.
After sipping the hot tea I came to the realization that I would have to sit down and let the tea cool off before I drank it. I knew that I would have to sit and drink the tea slowly which frustrated me. I soon realized I had nothing to be frustrated about; I had plenty of time to spare. I sat down, drank the tea and took that moment to observe my life and surroundings. I didn’t dwell in the past or think about the future. All that mattered at the time was the moment. This was so freeing because I had always been very confined in thinking of past and future from the moment I wake up until I fall asleep. The epiphany allowed me to take in each moment and it has literally made each day so much better.
