YEAR OF ZEN: WINTER: DAY 24

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Q: Sometimes ritual becomes rote and not helpful. What makes the difference between it being this and ritual that deepens awareness?

A: Ritual without purpose or awareness isn’t serving anyone and should be open to examination and refinement (or abandonment). Over the last year, I have been more mindful about the habits and rituals I carry and the ones I want to build. I have been digging into their purpose and function. Some new ones I have adopted and some old ones I have refined. And some I have simply thrown out. I want the rituals in my life to be things that I can point to and easily explain the most important question: “why?”