67. Create Your Own Rituals

The type of ritual I’m referring to here is any special thing you can do on a regular basis that you look forward to, and that you think about with a happy heart.

I have a friend who has developed a special ritual for getting up in the morning. She wakes up a few minutes before daybreak and makes herself a special cup of tea, just the way she likes it with milk and honey. Then, winter or summer, rain or shine, she takes her tea and the huge comforter from her bed out to her screened porch. There, wrapped in her toasty blanket, she sips her tea and watches the sights and listens to the sounds of dawn. She never lets anything interfere with this quiet, sacred time. She knows that even if the rest of the day turns hectic, she’ll have one memory of something being exactly the way she likes it.

It’s possible that you’ve been working so hard and moving so fast that you haven’t taken the time to incorporate some personalized moments into your day. If that’s the case, take some time right now to think about a few special rituals you could create either on your own or with your family that would make each day memorable. And then start doing them.