
This reminds me of the founding philosophy of Buddhism. When people are living a bad experience, they wish to get out of it as fast as possible. When people are living a good experience, they wish to maintain it for as long as possible. In both cases, they become anxious, uncomfortable. To Siddhartha Gautama (Buddhism founder), this is why people are unhappy. They are unhappy because …
…a musician, athlete, or better yet a Japanese Zen monk who recreates his sand garden every morning. Rituals teach us to be disciplined, deliberate, and meditative. Create rituals for daily life that provide a path to practice mastery with positive energy.