tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-123460635103303488.post878682446256108126..comments2024-03-22T00:25:12.029-07:00Comments on 12 days 2 inspire .com: Day 11 Karma Yoga- Dancing for PeaceMagdelene ~ Lover, Mother, Mystichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01130333217424478940noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-123460635103303488.post-23702363668929376192009-06-29T08:26:42.256-07:002009-06-29T08:26:42.256-07:00That's a tough question to answer. I think tha...That's a tough question to answer. I think that there are people who actually don't adhere to ritual ever, because the structure and framework just don't do anything for them. Also, people do without it and it's not a good thing for them to do without. But I will stick with what it does/doesn't do for me.<br /><br />At times in my life, ritual has been important in terms of giving me a sense of stability and regularity. When my life has gotten truly chaotic and out of control, continuing one with the rituals, even just the daily routine type of ritual, enabled me to keep going and feel like there really was something stable and regular about my life, that all was NOT chaos after all. I think it's very important to me in that sense.<br /><br />I'm also coming to realize just how important it is to me in a more spiritual and symbolic sense. I was completely and entirely skeptical about the symbolism involved the first time I walked a labyrinth. I was impressed with the IDEA of how it works, but I don't think I honestly believed that it WOULD work for me. I was amazed when it actually did, and that got me thinking more deeply about the importance of symbolic ritual. I'm now exploring it in many facets of my life and realizing how much it really helps me. I find myself looking excitedly around the next corner, wondering if the next big thing is something I can create a ritual out of, or something that needs the help of ritual to deal with, etc. LOL.<br /><br />A friend and I were talking about ritual recently. She said she doesn't engage in it much because usually she can just ponder a situation, reach some kind of peace about it, and then let it go. In most things, I can usually do the same. But I'm the kind of person who feels very deeply, and sometimes there are things that deeply affect me and I can't seem to let go of. I'm finding that ritual has really, really helped me to find peace and let go of some of the bigger things that have come my way that have robbed me of peace.<br /><br />Ritual has helped me to grow as a human being, to find deeply, longer-lasting peace, and helped me stay true to my path.Angel Atwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17400100745812977490noreply@blogger.com