Title: Wild Orchid TeaLady

Gender: Female

Age: Ageless

Sun Sign: Leo

Chinese Sign: Metal Rabbit

Location: Toledo, OH

I am a tealady.  I'm passionate about tea.  It's ancient and exotic, relaxing and healthy, and nothing comes in such great variety.  I own Elaine's Tea Shoppe in Sylvania, Ohio, and Wild Orchid Teas http://www.wildorchidteas.com/ on the web.  After 6 years in business, I am still struggling to 'make a go of it'.  I fear for the survival of very small business.  This is where I'm meant to be, though, so here I am until something pulls me in another direction.  I've come to know well the true meaning of passion. 

I am married to Phil, a soul-mate, to be sure, and therein lies a real growth experience!  We seem to be growing together over the years, unlike some couples who just grow apart as the years pass.  He is my insanity at times, and also my saving grace, my lucky star, and I don't know what I'd do without him. 

I've been a spiritual traveller since probably birth, but especially since I went away to college.  The required reading for Freshmen that year was Siddhartha, and thus began the journey to transcend, i.e., find a comfortable spirituality for myself.  I've found I do best not associating with any 'organized' group.  I'm comfortable being independant and follow what resonates strongly within. 

I have a strong desire to contribute in some significant way.  I realize that sometimes 'significant' is simply helping one soul in need of a kind word who happens your way one day.  But, I seem to have a drive to create and write.  Lay down something permanent.  Perhaps that is driven by the fact that I have no children.  Perhaps I'm just driven.  I ponder lots about emotion and our society's for-the-most-part inability to deal with the range of human emotions.  I strongly feel it is necessary to be able to deal with sad as well as happy, fear as well as love.  It is a world of dualities we live in, and you can't have up without down to define it.  I hope to be able to gather all my wandering thoughts on this someday and corral them into a coherent work that may help others to deal better with the things we perceive as uncomfortable. 

OK, it's uncomfortable, but I'll tell:  I'm 55.  At least that's where my body is chronologically.  My mind and soul doesn't feel any different than the day I was born.  Ageless.

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