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Anyone else feel a deep connection with the ancestors and women worldwide while hanging out the laundry?

it's a spiritual thing.

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Clay Bunch

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I can't say I've felt the connection there but that's mainly because it is not one of my daily chores. I do however feel it anytime I do something intentionally in a method that has purpose deeper than expedancy. It's really a special feeling.

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Anne Miller

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I love hanging my clothes outside on the clothesline.

I love the brightness that the sun makes the white clothes.

I love the smell of clothes that have been outside on the clothesline. So fresh!

I live in the mountains and love the feeling I get when I look at them. Such vastness and beauty.

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Monica Truong

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I realized that everyday activities can be an exercise in 'meditation' and I have been very intentional when I do housework like laundry. I had some wires strung across our basement ceiling for winter laundry drying. Wes, one of the Boots, went all out and designed & created a pulley style laundry rack from raw materials at Wheaton Labs. Kudos!

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Melissa Ferrin

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Hanging out the laundry is my favorite household chore. I don't necessarily feel a connection with my ancestors, but I take pride in buying quality clothes that last and taking good care of them. Propper hanging eliminates the need for ironing and can make clothes last much longer. I find it relaxing and almost a meditation.

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Liv Smith

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While I can’t say it’s my favorite household chore, I do feel good about doing it.

In the summer even more so, as clothes dry out fast and they get this good smell no automatic dryer can ever do.

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