create more rituals in my life

1. daily meditation
2. weekly alter time
3. monthly moon observance
4. date nights with my partner
5. the ultimate ritual of our commitment ceremony

the steps and plan for some of these are private, but i want to list them out here with at least a ‘doing good’ update on a weekly check-in basis.

my love and i have created a ritual of sorts. sunday is the only day we both have off work, so we sleep in, make coffee, and then have a big breakfast together. usually it’s pancakes, eggs, and bacon. very yummy and quality time together. :)

one of my favorite rituals, that i stopped doing for some unknown reason was about tea. i am trying to start doing it again on a regular basis.

i use a clear glass 4 cup measuring thing, and microwave or else just pour boiling water into is. then add a tea strainer (one of the metal mesh ball types) full of loose hibiscus and mint. after dropping it in, i just sit and watch.

at first a few air bubbles are released. then ever so slowly, the tea begins to creep out. small tendrils of red, in whirls and streams, move out away from the ball. it is beautiful and mesmerizing. i would find a perfect calm inside that glass. the red starts to get darker, and the tendrils are larger, until all the water seems to be moving, stirring itself. then it starts to slow again, until everything appears still. but even then, when i’d remove the strainer, more red would seep out.

i’d pour this over ice, and sip it through the morning, absorbing the ‘calm’ with the tea. i do believe i need to find a glass mug, so i can start this again.