This New Year’s thing
seems like a good time to
re-emphasize my love of
ritual.
I take uncanny delight in the
ritual of my morning latte,
walking my dog
(most non-subzero mornings)
and working out three days
a week with my trainer*.
Instead of a daunting
“To Do” list of
New Year’s Resolutions
or even worse
a list of what NOT to do:
DON’T eat French Fries,
STOP drinking dinner,
NO MORE sex with strangers
(I didn’t say this was my list, by the way),
why not use the new year
to create new rituals.
Creating rituals is good,
life-affirming fun.
Like a morning ritual of
life-affirming choices:
coffee, meditation, exercise,
healthy breakfast and/or a purely
indulgent hour of pleasure reading.
Or a new ritual of reserving every
Friday lunch for reconnecting
with a different friend with whom
you’ve lost touch.
Or a new ritual of intentionally
moving a sum of money –however small –
from checking to savings
on the first of every month.
Rituals honor who you are and what you value.
They pay dividends in their ability to
affirm your good decision making and
your commitment to living
a life in support of your values.
Rituals are cool.
* shameless plug for my awesome trainer: https://www.facebook.com/colecruzfitness
