The art of a small pause

Wholeness journal

The field note

While the water heats, leave your phone where it is. Choose a cup you like holding. Listen for the first bubbles, then watch the color change as the tea steeps.

For the first sip, give yourself one small thing to notice: the warmth of the cup, the smell of the leaves, or the sound outside the window. There is no need to turn it into a new routine. One cup is enough.