Tea Pot, Cup, Water Bottle

A Mindfulness in Daily Life Story

I’m in my apartment, cleaning up. I’m feeling rushed, mentally scattered, lost in thought. I lift my tea pot, my glazed Japanese cup, and my water bottle from a table and begin taking them over to the kitchen sink for washing. Because I’m carrying three things I need to thread the pinky of my right hand through the eye of the water bottle lid while tryi…