Resolute to Renew

With the best of intentions, new rituals and routines can easily become lost in the tumult of everyday living. But certain moments in the year serve as an invitation to pause and reflect on which routines are serving you, which require more attention and which are no longer needed. Taking the time to ruminate over individual habits is important, as it can crystallize the essentials – you may find that an enduring ritual no longer serves to inspire you. The dissolution of a practice is just as meaningful as its formation and observance. It is humbling to acknowledge the changing needs of your environment and to treat beginnings and endings with the same reverence.

At the start of the Gregorian New Year it is customary to think about the intentions we want to set, in the hope that these habits will inspire continual growth or ground us to prepare for even greater transformation. The most enduring rituals are those that sit in harmony with your everyday and are an extension of an embedded ethos. Rather than becoming new, you blossom a little more. Set resolutions that will help have a transformative effect on your everyday – here are five salubrious suggestions to renew the year with.

"Let go of rituals that no longer serve you - it is humbling to acknowledge changing needs and to treat beginnings and endings with the same reverence."

Meditation

An eternally fertile resolution is to show greater empathy to yourself – and a simple way to practice this is through meditation. 3rd Ritual’s BEL is a perfect accompaniment to your daily meditative ritual. The brass pins sing of time passing which mark the small restful moments in your day that can inspire the bigger ones.

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A Ceremonial Elixir

We are spiritual, intellectual and physical beings, and it is important to find ways to nourish all of these elements within ourselves. Often when preparing a refreshment, we solely consider its impression on our physical body versus our whole being. An elixir for our whole being is the practice of making tea – by slowing down and observing the ceremony of steeping, pouring and drinking tea you infuse a moment of calm into your day.

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Invest in Rest

The axiom of sleep is well known – moments of rest are of equal importance to those of action – however this sentiment can all too easily be lost in busy days. Whether rest be a full nights sleep, or an evening reading in bed, these slow moments are vital to instill you with a reserve of energy to face your day.

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Journaling

Writing is a great clarifier of plans and thoughts, and it is a simple practice to start. All you need is a pen and paper – even a desk is superfluous to this habit as a quick note on the go can be just as beneficial as a soothing journalling at the end of the day. It is a beautifully egalitarian ritual that modernity has not improved upon.

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Floral Composition

Flower arranging is a small creative ritual that confers a radiance to your home and you. Keeping your space alive with different posies ensures a fresh perspective, always. Not all plants are evergreen but a bouquet can be a perennial fixture – if fresh flowers prove evasive dried ones are a delicate alternative.

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