A Ritual-Full Life
Spirituality & Health
|July/August 2022
A ritual is anything that is done with intention. It can be formulaic or intuitive, elaborate or simple, personal or shared.
Whether it's ritualizing your morning coffee or gathering in community to honor the solstice, a unique frequency comes alive, instilling whispers of the sacred within us. Throughout history, ritual has been at the heart of humanity. The desire to engage in ritual is primal and instinctual. When we answer the call to connect with something beyond the mundane, we generate access to infinite space.
Engaging in a ritual-full life is like practicing mindfulness and meditation. We set our intentions, work towards being present, observe and receive the process, and let go of the outcome. It steeps us in true process, inviting us to go deeper into our soul's calling. It sets us free of being fixated on what's not working or what we don't have. It tethers us to our daily happenings while inviting us to dance with the divine.
The mission is to pour presence, faith, and love into what you do daily. What you: feed grows. What you nourish will flourish. Trust that each day is a new beginning. And when you forget, and fall off the path, let it be a time to reset, inquire, and reflect. Immerse yourself in what you love most. Let your life become a living ritual-this is the healing balm of our modern times.
I was raised in a non-religious, conservative, middle-class home in a small town. Luckily, my parents received National Geographic monthly. I could often be found deep inside every new issue, in awe of what moved people to pray, honor nature, and be in community together. Double my luck, every summer our family of six would move to our humble lakeside cabin for two months. And this is where I fell madly in love with all things in the natural world including the moon.
This story is from the July/August 2022 edition of Spirituality & Health.
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