http://www.cafeleone.net/2007/04/12/a-life-without-ritual/ Words unRead Tue, 25 Oct 2011 22:46:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.cafeleone.net/2007/04/12/a-life-without-ritual/comment-page-1/#comment-17987 Fox Fri, 08 Aug 2008 02:37:38 +0000 http://www.cafeleone.net/2007/04/12/a-life-without-ritual/#comment-17987 Could not having a ritual be considered a ritural? Could not having a ritual be considered a ritural?

]]> http://www.cafeleone.net/2007/04/12/a-life-without-ritual/comment-page-1/#comment-14030 Cafe Leone » Blog Archive » Sincere Question for Real Writers Out There Sun, 21 Oct 2007 04:06:31 +0000 http://www.cafeleone.net/2007/04/12/a-life-without-ritual/#comment-14030 [...] I have mentioned in posts past, I am a person without rituals. I do not wake up at the same time, poop at the same time, workout [...] [...] I have mentioned in posts past, I am a person without rituals. I do not wake up at the same time, poop at the same time, workout [...]

]]> http://www.cafeleone.net/2007/04/12/a-life-without-ritual/comment-page-1/#comment-3786 Stephanie Sat, 14 Apr 2007 21:01:11 +0000 http://www.cafeleone.net/2007/04/12/a-life-without-ritual/#comment-3786 I make myself a vanilla latte every morning. I must have my afternoon naps on the weekends. I pick up take out sushi from my favorite raw fish haunt, and a piece of vanilla bean cheesecake from Barnes and Noble every Friday after work. Aside from that, I'm an odd bird when it comes to ritual because I don't really have many. I feel more comfortable when engaging new experiences, and unbelievably confined when I feel forced into a set pattern. The only times I have felt more secure with habitual behavior has been when I have owned a dog. Very important for them to have that structure to some degree, I believe, and equally as important for them to know the exhilaration of exploring the unknown. I'm guessing it would be similar with children. I make myself a vanilla latte every morning. I must have my afternoon naps on the weekends. I pick up take out sushi from my favorite raw fish haunt, and a piece of vanilla bean cheesecake from Barnes and Noble every Friday after work. Aside from that, I’m an odd bird when it comes to ritual because I don’t really have many. I feel more comfortable when engaging new experiences, and unbelievably confined when I feel forced into a set pattern. The only times I have felt more secure with habitual behavior has been when I have owned a dog. Very important for them to have that structure to some degree, I believe, and equally as important for them to know the exhilaration of exploring the unknown. I’m guessing it would be similar with children.

]]> http://www.cafeleone.net/2007/04/12/a-life-without-ritual/comment-page-1/#comment-3780 Meg Fri, 13 Apr 2007 14:10:34 +0000 http://www.cafeleone.net/2007/04/12/a-life-without-ritual/#comment-3780 I get up at 5:45, let out the cat, make coffee and bask in the peace and quiet of that ungodly hour while everyone else is still trying to get that extra hour of sleep in time. As summer rolls around, I do the same thing but get up at 5:30 so I can sit outside, drink the coffee and watch the sun peek over the horizon. Even on the weekends I do this - there's something comforting about the early morning solitude - a time to gather my thoughts, plan the day (or not) and just sit to feel the warmth of a new day on my face. I get up at 5:45, let out the cat, make coffee and bask in the peace and quiet of that ungodly hour while everyone else is still trying to get that extra hour of sleep in time. As summer rolls around, I do the same thing but get up at 5:30 so I can sit outside, drink the coffee and watch the sun peek over the horizon. Even on the weekends I do this – there’s something comforting about the early morning solitude – a time to gather my thoughts, plan the day (or not) and just sit to feel the warmth of a new day on my face.

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