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Wabi-Sabi Weekend: Give Yourself Sacred Space
On Wabi-Sabi Weekends, I post excerpts from my book, Simply Imperfect: Revisiting the Wabi-Sabi House.
“I would like you, even in this busy age and even though your house may be small, to set aside a space (although it may seem a wasteful use of space) to serve as a place where you can reflect upon yourself.”—Sen Soshitsu XV
If you’re lucky, you can find a space in the attic or have a small spare bedroom that you could … Continue reading
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Tagged how to make an altar, meditation, meditation space, Sarah Susanka
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Wabi-Sabi Weekend: Christmas Ease
On Wabi-Sabi Weekends, I post excerpts from my book, Simply Imperfect: Revisiting the Wabi-Sabi House.
“After all, what is your hosts’ purpose in having a party? Surely not for you to enjoy yourself; if that were their sole purpose, they’d have simply sent champagne and women over to your place by taxi.”—P.J. O’Rourke
I wanted to give my kids the elaborate Christmas Eve memories that my mom had given my siblings and me. When I was growing up, we … Continue reading
Wabi-Sabi Weekend: Our Stuff is Us
On Wabi-Sabi Weekends, I post excerpts from my book, Simply Imperfect: Revisiting the Wabi-Sabi House.
“Every possession is a symbol of the self.” —Georg Simmel
We Westerners struggle mightily with stuff. Every year, books full of advice on uncluttering and organizing are published; websites and newspapers revisit the subject regularly. Nothing sells magazines better than cover blurbs promising to help readers unclutter.
According to the Self Storage Association, the average person owns four and a half tons of material … Continue reading
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Tagged Americans and clutter, overconsumption, psychology of clutter, too much stuff, uncluttering, wabi-sabi
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Wabi-Sabi Weekend: Cleaning As Moving Meditation
On Wabi-Sabi Weekends, I post excerpts from my book, Simply Imperfect: Revisiting the Wabi-Sabi House.
“Put your hands to work and your heart to God.” — Shaker saying
An ancient Tea master described wabisuki (a taste for all things wabi) as “putting one’s whole heart to cleaning and repeating it several times.” The Dalai Lama says that cleansing your environment is a ritual means of cleansing your mind.
Cleaning is a wabi practice. Every … Continue reading