What tiny rituals: signal that your day is starting; help you ease into a creative project; give you closure from an intensive task; or mark other significant milestones in your day? What new rituals would you like to create in the new year?
Each morning, I typically heat the kettle and pour at least one cup of tea. The lukewarm infusion clears my throat and warms my body up gently. I get a small dose of caffeine to help me ease into the day. When starting a project, I put on music almost always. At the end of each day right before going to bed, I floss and brush my teeth, brush my hair, kick off my slippers, and climb into bed with my phone, a hanky, and my water bottle. Right now that’s about as ritualistic as I am in my life, which is unfortunate.
I have attempted rituals in the past or fallen out of practice with others as times have changed. I really need to incorporate new rituals to cultivate better health and well-being. I would like to stretch each morning and before bed. I would like to drink a certain amount of water while waiting for the kettle to heat and the tea to brew. I would like to form a good writing ritual. I would like to really cement some distinct family rituals now that all the children are old enough to fully interact and communicate — board game nights, for example, might actually be realistic for all five of us without worrying that game pieces may be placed in mouths. I want to practice yoga now more than ever because my spine desperately needs me to treat it gently and respectfully. I want to practice belly-dancing again because there’s nothing quite like the feeling of hip isolations. I would like to create many new rituals designed to cultivate a life worth loving.
I’m loving these Reverb prompts because they give us an opportunity to access where we are in the moment and where we’d like to move to. And allow us to fill the gaps between with a dose of loving-kindness towards ourselves.
I think it’s wonderful you have a pretty clear idea of what things you’d like to add into your life. Here’s to finding ways to easily and gently incorporate them into your life. Wishing you all the best in 2015!
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I hope 2015 is filled with love, joy and the beautiful simplicities of life for you. I hope it is filled with happiness and relief. You deserve it. I do enjoy hearing about everyone’s rituals. They don’t have to be profound or involved. They are just who we are and that is special in and of itself. Hugs. 🙂
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