As I was washing dishes earlier today it was so quiet, I could hear my thoughts. I was thinking about how such a simple thing as washing the dishes can become a mindful act of gratitude. All it takes it recognizing that while it may seem like a small routine, even mundane things to do, it was so much more. I thought about how fortunate I am to have dishes. It means I have something to put food on to eat. It reminds me that I have food and for that I am grateful. Washing the dishes is a small way of taking care of that which I have been acquired. And the comforting feeling when I put my hands into the warm soapy water and wash away the remnants of yet another meal washed over me.
So in that moment as I finished the last of the utensils and pots and pans, I reminded myself that this is a ritual by which I can give thanks. It becomes a mindful meditation rather than a "chore". From this prospective, washing dishes is a form of worship of that which provides that which sustains us.
Here's an interesting site that talks about how to wash dishes. It is rather a science in many ways,
https://www.livingonadime.com/hand-wash-dishes/
So in that moment as I finished the last of the utensils and pots and pans, I reminded myself that this is a ritual by which I can give thanks. It becomes a mindful meditation rather than a "chore". From this prospective, washing dishes is a form of worship of that which provides that which sustains us.
Here's an interesting site that talks about how to wash dishes. It is rather a science in many ways,
https://www.livingonadime.com/hand-wash-dishes/
