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.
Lao Ladies Prep Produce
Every week Lao people paddle across the Mekong to sell their produce in a Thai town called That Phanom. These women come at dawn to put their greens in bunches, ready to weigh and sell when the crowds arrive.