Before the economic crash my family had places with laundry rooms and high tech machines to clean our clothes. Now, in one of the places we stay, we go to a strip mall and use the coin-operated variety. It's a time to read and visit, an hour or two of sharing space with other humans doing the same chore for themselves and loved ones. In some locales, washing machines are scarce and the river has to do. Laundromat or riverbank, it's an act of love, it's social, and it's living small.
Thai Spirit provides a template for life lived small. The Great Recession has made a simpler life both inevitable and welcome. My teachers are Thai friends whose Buddhism is full of color and mystery, but utterly practical too. This blog is a tribute to the best of Thai Spirit and a place of dialogue about how to grow small. You can contact me at familyhelpaz@gmail.com.
