wabi-sabi

I started reading this book today. From today's reading, this is the part I liked as an introduction to the concept of wabi-sabi and wanted to share with whomever stumbles upon my blog.

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The subtle messages that live within wabi-sabi are the things we all seem to long for today: Slow down. Take the time to find beauty in what seems ordinary - and to turn the "ordinary" into something beautiful. Make things yourself instead of buying those spit out by machine, and smile when our work is flawed. Wash your dishes by hand. And, most important, I believe: learn to think of others before yourself.

The Wabi-Sabi House by Robyn Griggs Lawrence