This is what rituals are for. We do spiritual ceremonies as human beings in order to create a safe resting place for our most complicated feelings of joy or trauma, so that we don't have to haul those feelings around with us forever, weighing us down. We all need such places of ritual safekeeping. And I do believe that if your culture or tradition doesn't have the specific ritual you are craving, then you are absolutely permitted to make up a ceremony of your own devising, fixing your own broken-down emotional systems with all the do-it-yourself resourcefulness of a generous plumber/poet. .Elizabeth Gilbert
About This Quote
Rituals are a means of dealing with the past and preparing for the future. When we go through life and experience different things, we must find a way to deal with those experiences in a healthy manner in order to move forward with anything else. The problem that many people face when it comes to rituals is that they are not conscious. They are very instinctual and when you need something to help you, you usually do it without realizing it. This quote points out that rituals should be done consciously and in a way that will benefit you down the road.
Source: Eat, Pray, Love
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