Good Day and welcome to A Cup of Tea & Jams. For new folks who are joining us – hello, I’m Khayla – I am a herbalist, writer, and music lover among many other things and I created this publication & podcast as a reflective space to share my love for plants, stories, and music all in one place. In fact, during this month of April, I am celebrating the first anniversary of A Cup of Tea & Jams! In April 2024, my creative wheels were in motion. I felt it was time for me to engage in the discipline of creating and writing again. And I need a public output to direct this energy towards and I want to share my musings with community.
So, here I am. This space is a way to tap into this creative energy that is building inside of me and allow it to flow in the most natural and easeful way that is calling me in the moment. Sometimes that may be through written offerings in the form of my newsletter, shared via Substack and sometimes I am called to get on the mic and share my offerings by voice. Either way, I am proud of myself for showing up as a witness for myself over the course of the year. I am grateful for my journey in becoming a spiritual herbalist thus far. And I am so grateful for all of the wonderful people who choose to come and sit a while with A Cup of Tea & Jams. It means a lot to me. Thank you!!!
Today, I am quiet. The world has been / continues to be loud. I’ve had days when the thoughts in my mind are really loud too. Today, not so much. I know this feeling well – when my Spirit and Body slows down and brings me to a stillness. Sometimes my mind is not on the same accord and wants to go, go go. But today, I am moving at the pace of my body and breath. With that, I would like to return to an offering I shared in June of 2024:
Freedom in the Quiet
My birthday was this week. Two days ago, in fact. And the best gift that I have given to myself was the space to slow down, to be still, and to be truly present to how my life is unfolding — or perhaps I should say blossoming & becoming at thirty three years old.
Freedom in the Quiet. This is one of my favorite offerings from A Cup of Tea & Jams because it is honest. It took place during a season of stillness and weariness in my just turned 33 year old body. And so I am returning to the wisdom from a previous version of me. This reflection is reminding me today that it is okay to lean into the quietness. In fact, it is necessary at times. In a moment, I will share the original recording of myself reading this reflection on June 1, 2024. I hope it can be a balm to you as well.
Also here is the playlist I referenced in the recording:
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