Cup of Tea

Childhood memories Brief - impactful moments in our lives Profound neurological occurrences Strongly anchored in our subconscious mind Like an iceberg in the deep blue ocean Immersed are the feelings frozen down below Precipitating thoughts, emotions, and behaviors Tragic and beautiful – inescapably manifesting as the whole We revisit – we reflect Moments are embellish or minimized At times it’s hard to discern the reality From the story we've created, a blatant lie Our vessel carries the drink of our knowledge Like our palettes preferred cup of tea Perceptually we see what we want Dogmatically we confirm what we believe Nature has provided a framework Nurture guides and confirms our beliefs We see through a glass half empty A preoccupied mind steals our life like a thief Time provides clarity from a distance It's easier to see our habitual patterns from afar The identity we’ve chose to live with Couldn’t be further from the person we are The memories from our youth are profound and precious They are the foundation for our thoughts and beliefs They are the substrates for our conscious identity They are our palettes preferred cup of tea