The Tea Spill

Imagine you are holding a cup of tea when someone comes along and pushes you or shakes your arm, causing you to spill the tea on the floor.

Ask yourself, why did I spill the tea ?

Well, because he bumped into me, of course.

Think carefully, is that the most appropriate answer?

You spilled the tea because there was tea in the cup.

If the cup contained milk, you would have spilled milk instead.

Whatever is inside the cup will come out.

Similarly, when life comes along and shakes you (which keeps happening every now and then), whatever is inside you will come out.

It is easy to fake it until you get rattled. So, you need to ask yourself, what is in my cup?

When life gets tough, what spills over? Joy, gratefulness, peace, and humility? Or is it anger, bitterness, harsh words, and actions?

You have the choice.

Starting today, let us work towards filling our cups with gratitude, forgiveness, joy, words of affirmation for ourselves and kindness, gentleness, and love for others, and that is what will come out of it at the time of stress.