The Power of Everyday Rituals

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June 13, 2019 a project of ServiceSpace This is what rituals are for. We do spiritual ceremonies as human beings in order to create a safe resting place for our most complicated feelings of joy or trauma. - Elizabeth Gilbert - The Power of Everyday Rituals In a world often fraught with stress and disorder, the Balinese ritual of canang sari is a reminder of the sacred nature of all things and times. On Balinese street corners and in hallways, at the entry to shops and homes, these small baskets of flowers remind the giver and the passerby of how one can enter into what is essential in everyday life. Author Jay Griffith experienced the value of ritual expressed in canang sari while on a trip to Bali and realized that, "Tiny, everyday rituals are a hand-crafted prayer to domestic order, beckoning the divine to step inside a moment." She explains here how she saw traditions in every culture with new eyes, and realized how rituals can give life a depth and sacredness we all need. { read more } Be The Change What rituals do you have that remind you of the sacred in everyday life? What rituals would you like to invite into your life again or for the first time? COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News What It Means to Hold Space & 8 Tips to Do it Well One Teacher's Brilliant response to Columbine Moshe Feldenkrais: Learn to Learn Turning Rain, Ice and Trees into Ephemeral Works To Keep Company With Oneself The Joy of Being a Woman in Her Seventies Last Lecture 12 Truths I Learned from Life and Writing DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 245,141 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More