Rituals

I'm in a discussion course titled Healthy Children Healthy Planet. Its offered by the Northwest Earth Institute, www.nwei.org. They offer six or seven different courses on subjects related to the earth and simplicity.

Our topic yesterday was rituals. We had a lively discussion and it was wonderful to hear all the ways in which ritual is part of our lives. Before reading this I often thought we didn't have enough ritual because I had a belief it needed to be something big.

Now I realize my life is full of rituals, my morning cup of tea, writing this, our family dinners, camping trips, weekend breakfasts, community meals...the list goes on.
What rituals in your life have meaning for you?