Rituals are part of our life, each day our world is ordered by these rituals.

Sometimes these rituals just get us through our day, sometimes they are about hygiene.

Sometimes they are about allowing our minds to rest while our body goes through the ritual of getting to work, or school, whatever is needed to make it to the next time we need to be focused.

However, the best rituals, are the ones that are not about ourselves but have a greater meaning for our relationships with each other.  The kiss goodbye, or hello, the act of communal prayer before an evening meal, or maybe good morning wishes. 

My personal favorite is the toast, the mere act of clinking of wine glasses with the sole focused intent of heart body and soul saying you are my focus right now, and I wish for your health and happiness.  It’s an act of purity, of love, of purpose.  Even if it’s just to say cheers, it means so much more.  It means my focus is at that moment to be in the present with you heart and soul.  Oh and of course there’s wine to share as well!

So next time you clink glasses, and share a sip, look in each others eyes and know that you are part of a ritual that extends back centuries, one that means for that moment we are one, we are a community!

Cheers!