Care instructions The laundry: to study the Way is to study oneself. Full basket: a life as told by laundry ; Handle with care: some shrinkage will occur ; Lights and darks: no whiter whites or brighter colors ; Toughest stains: getting out the traces of self ; Final rinse: wringing out what's left behind ; Spin cycle: changing the ending ; Hand wash cold: waking up to what it takes The kitchen: to study oneself is to forget oneself. Full sink: who made this mess? ; Broken glass: cracking the illusion of security ; Sanitize option: what children do not require ; Scrape or rinse: marriage on a plate ; Stacking up: and nothing to show for it ; The good dishes: the life we're saving for ; Ordinary life: love the world you wake up to The yard: to forget oneself is to be enlightened by the ten thousand things. Full house: no inside, no outside ; The sun: attention is love ; At hand: all the time in the world ; What dogs do: when an object no longer offends ; The hardest gone: the altar of impermanence ; A better place: taking the bus back home ; Making peace: knowing when to quit Airing dirty laundry
