Enchanted Tea[pot]

The new live action version of the Beauty and the Beast movie came out this year and there was one line that really stood out to me, though I have to admit... I don't remember it word for word! It was said by Mrs. Potts (the Enchanted Tea[pot]) at a point in the film where Belle was feeling angry and so determined to leave the castle, "I've found that troubles seem a lot less troubling after a bracing cup of tea." How true is it that life can be so stressful and overbearing? Often we find ourselves rushing to conclusions when we're in the middle of a difficult situation. But when we take the time to think (and prepare a spot of tea) before reacting, we just might end up seeing things from another point of view. And maybe whatever it is that is troubling us "isn't as terrible as [it] appears." That's another line from Mrs. Potts in the film! So it isn't that tea is some kind of magical potion that makes your problems completely go away, yet it is realistic to say that your entire perspective could be changed for the better in the time it takes the tea to steep! Thank you for the reminder Mrs. Potts!

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