Why Ceremony?
When something wonderful or tragic happens, we’re not always sure how to celebrate or grieve in a way that feels natural to us. A wedding or a cancer diagnosis, a first period or a miscarriage, a new job or the end of a relationship, we don’t always know how to mark the light and dark moments in our life with meaning.
A friend once told us that there’s a ceremony-shaped hole in our culture right now. Perhaps it’s because many of us don’t feel a connection to traditional religious or cultural ceremonies, or perhaps it’s because our fast-paced culture doesn’t always encourage slowing things down.
Whatever the reason, ceremony is needed now more than ever to help us feel like we’re a part of something meaningful. Ceremony is important because it connects us to our community by inviting people to share in an experience. It helps us acknowledge and celebrate change, and it gives us a place to feel our feelings.
Emotional Processing
Ceremony offers us an opportunity to express our emotions and connect with our true feelings surrounding a moment or a milestone.
Intentional Actions
The difference between routine and ritual is that you fall into one, and step into the other. Rituals help us pause and notice the world around us so that we can then create ceremonies that reflect our unique perspective and experiences.