Next time you hand wash some dishes, pay attention to how the water, the soap suds and the dishes feel.
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Jennifer H.
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Jeff, I'm going to have to disagree with you on this one. I went to a natural hot springs for a bath about two weeks ago - immersing my body in that hot sulfuric water was a wonder. But washing dishes - no, that's not a wonder. I wash dishes by hand 3-6 times every day. I can hardly wait to get back to the US and my dishwasher.
Hi Jennifer H. -- I see your point. Like everything, it's a matter of degree. My point is that, by taking (almost) any disagreeable task and being fully present with it, we can change it from a chore to an experience. For me, that's a big difference. By the way, this also works for things like pain and illness (again, to different degrees for different people).
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Jeff, I'm going to have to disagree with you on this one.
I went to a natural hot springs for a bath about two weeks ago - immersing my body in that hot sulfuric water was a wonder.
But washing dishes - no, that's not a wonder. I wash dishes by hand 3-6 times every day. I can hardly wait to get back to the US and my dishwasher.
Hi Jennifer H. -- I see your point. Like everything, it's a matter of degree. My point is that, by taking (almost) any disagreeable task and being fully present with it, we can change it from a chore to an experience. For me, that's a big difference.
By the way, this also works for things like pain and illness (again, to different degrees for different people).
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