Why Rituals Are Important to These Times

by Sam Crespi #SHE

Photo by Nicola Fioravanti on Unsplash

Rituals become the guideposts of our days. The markers of our hours. They help us to be fully present in the precious moment. And that is where hope can be found.

This morning I woke up craving lentils. Each New Year’s Eve, Italians eat a bowl of lentils. The resemblance of these small flat beans to ancient Roman coins marked the beginning of this…