*Rituals and liturgies can be powerful tools when utilized in hope. I write this ritual in 2025 when things feel chaotic, unsure, disheartening. I write knowing that words are just that if they aren’t animated by something. I write knowing that words can create worlds. Words can create portals of becoming. Paired with actions, words are magic.
Turn off the news dear one, at least for a small bit of time
And realizing that turning it off doesn’t mean that it won’t linger.
But for a few moments, give yourself that gift.
Then. Ask yourself a question
– Have you drank water today?
Then. Remember
-The last thing that made you smile? Cheshire cat type smile
Then. Consider
– Any griefs that are lingering at the top of your mind and heart.
Then. Ask yourself another question
– Who are you?
Robert Monson