Comments on: Treat Yourself to a Cup of Warmth http://stresstopower.com/blog/2009/01/10/treat-yourself-to-a-cup-of-warmth/ Stress Hardiness, Optimizing Stress, Being Fully Alive Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:33:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jean http://stresstopower.com/blog/2009/01/10/treat-yourself-to-a-cup-of-warmth/comment-page-1/#comment-2443 Jean Sun, 11 Jan 2009 21:59:22 +0000 http://stresstopower.com/blog/?p=629#comment-2443 bikehikebabe, I do add ginger sometimes. I haven't gotten around to the green tea yet. I do love plain water. bikehikebabe,
I do add ginger sometimes. I haven’t gotten around to the green tea yet. I do love plain water.

]]> By: bikehikebabe http://stresstopower.com/blog/2009/01/10/treat-yourself-to-a-cup-of-warmth/comment-page-1/#comment-2442 bikehikebabe Sun, 11 Jan 2009 21:55:37 +0000 http://stresstopower.com/blog/?p=629#comment-2442 Put some green tea in that cup of hot water. Add ginger like rummuser does. Andrew Weil (nutrition guru) highly recommends it. Put some green tea in that cup of hot water. Add ginger like rummuser does. Andrew Weil (nutrition guru) highly recommends it.

]]> By: Jean http://stresstopower.com/blog/2009/01/10/treat-yourself-to-a-cup-of-warmth/comment-page-1/#comment-2439 Jean Sun, 11 Jan 2009 04:37:00 +0000 http://stresstopower.com/blog/?p=629#comment-2439 Mike, I gave up coffee years ago because of the jitters and, quite frankly, because when I spill water it doesn't stain. Embarrassing reason, no? :) About the crisis...I'm just about past the anger and mourning, but I can't help thinking of Sir Cadogen's (<em>Harry Potter</em>) line: "Be of stout heart, the worst is yet to come!" At this point I'll be grateful if it doesn't get much worse. Hope that doesn't sound too pessimistic, but it never hurts to fasten our seat belts just in case the ride gets bumpier. Evan, My guess is the warmth on a cold morning helps the caffeine lift ones spirits, but who knows? My mother used to drink cold coffee during the day when she was too busy to heat it up... I always liked mine warm. rummuser, That sounds like a great way to start the day. :) Mike,
I gave up coffee years ago because of the jitters and, quite frankly, because when I spill water it doesn’t stain. Embarrassing reason, no? :)

About the crisis…I’m just about past the anger and mourning, but I can’t help thinking of Sir Cadogen’s (Harry Potter) line: “Be of stout heart, the worst is yet to come!” At this point I’ll be grateful if it doesn’t get much worse. Hope that doesn’t sound too pessimistic, but it never hurts to fasten our seat belts just in case the ride gets bumpier.

Evan,
My guess is the warmth on a cold morning helps the caffeine lift ones spirits, but who knows? My mother used to drink cold coffee during the day when she was too busy to heat it up… I always liked mine warm.

rummuser,
That sounds like a great way to start the day. :)

]]> By: rummuser http://stresstopower.com/blog/2009/01/10/treat-yourself-to-a-cup-of-warmth/comment-page-1/#comment-2436 rummuser Sat, 10 Jan 2009 16:23:37 +0000 http://stresstopower.com/blog/?p=629#comment-2436 My morning starts off with about a liter of plain water. I then make our morning cuppa, tea brewed with grated fresh ginger, milk and sugar. The ritual of sitting in our veranda, enjoying the morning, the sparrows the pigeons and other birds and drinking the tea is the most enjoyable thing that I do during each day. This is the quiet period when we hardly talk to each other but just enjoy the togetherness. After this, the daily chores start and the start had already charged my batteries to be able to face the rest of the day. You are right. It is special. <abbr><em>rummusers last blog post..<a href="http://rummuser.com/?p=758" rel="nofollow">Connections.</a></em></abbr> My morning starts off with about a liter of plain water. I then make our morning cuppa, tea brewed with grated fresh ginger, milk and sugar. The ritual of sitting in our veranda, enjoying the morning, the sparrows the pigeons and other birds and drinking the tea is the most enjoyable thing that I do during each day. This is the quiet period when we hardly talk to each other but just enjoy the togetherness. After this, the daily chores start and the start had already charged my batteries to be able to face the rest of the day.

You are right. It is special.

rummusers last blog post..Connections.

]]> By: Evan http://stresstopower.com/blog/2009/01/10/treat-yourself-to-a-cup-of-warmth/comment-page-1/#comment-2434 Evan Sat, 10 Jan 2009 11:12:11 +0000 http://stresstopower.com/blog/?p=629#comment-2434 I'm not sure. My warm cup contains coffee as well, so maybe I should try just water and see how that is. It's always first thing in the morning, I don't usually drink coffee after the morning. Occasionally after the evening meal I'll have tea - rarely less than a couple of hours before bed. <abbr><em>Evans last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Wellbeingandhealthnet/~3/506524269/" rel="nofollow">Wellbeing from Mindlessness (in defence of categories and habits)</a></em></abbr> I’m not sure. My warm cup contains coffee as well, so maybe I should try just water and see how that is.

It’s always first thing in the morning, I don’t usually drink coffee after the morning. Occasionally after the evening meal I’ll have tea – rarely less than a couple of hours before bed.

Evans last blog post..Wellbeing from Mindlessness (in defence of categories and habits)

]]> By: Mike Goad http://stresstopower.com/blog/2009/01/10/treat-yourself-to-a-cup-of-warmth/comment-page-1/#comment-2428 Mike Goad Sat, 10 Jan 2009 03:32:37 +0000 http://stresstopower.com/blog/?p=629#comment-2428 I usually have a cup of coffee in the morning with my breakfast granola bars. I really don't know that it affects me in any particular way, other than physically if I have too much caffeine. However, every other Monday, when we're home, I have breakfast at a old local diner with a crowd of other guys that retired from the same place I did and I can drink cup after cup with no jitters -- must be the fellowship. I'm cutting out coffee in the evening for a while, but I am having a cup of tea on occasion. So far as this terrible situation we seem to have gotten ourselves into, I'm still optimistic that we'll emerge from the other side of the tunnel intact, though it does anger me a little that, while Karen and I always played by what we thought were the rules, people were playing like they were not subject to any rules whatsoever -- and now we're all going to have to pay. But, that's life. <abbr><em>Mike Goads last blog post..<a href="http://exit78.com/weblog/blogging-freebies/" rel="nofollow">Blogging Freebies</a></em></abbr> I usually have a cup of coffee in the morning with my breakfast granola bars. I really don’t know that it affects me in any particular way, other than physically if I have too much caffeine. However, every other Monday, when we’re home, I have breakfast at a old local diner with a crowd of other guys that retired from the same place I did and I can drink cup after cup with no jitters — must be the fellowship.

I’m cutting out coffee in the evening for a while, but I am having a cup of tea on occasion.

So far as this terrible situation we seem to have gotten ourselves into, I’m still optimistic that we’ll emerge from the other side of the tunnel intact, though it does anger me a little that, while Karen and I always played by what we thought were the rules, people were playing like they were not subject to any rules whatsoever — and now we’re all going to have to pay. But, that’s life.

Mike Goads last blog post..Blogging Freebies

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