My Rituals

This piece is divided into five sections, in assorted genres.  The first section is a personal essay on the subject of rituals.  It deals with observations on my process of obtaining rituals as part of my life and of what rituals mean to me.  The second section is a reflection essay on writing as an integral ritual in my life.  The following segment contains poems about tea.  Tea drinking is a major contemplative ritual for me.  The fourth segment includes journal entries on my routine of walking.  Finally there is a brief Afterward wrapping up the piece.