Rituals

When writing about an important ritual in my life, I really reflected on all the things I do in my daily life that I had never previously thought of as rituals.

I ended up writing about my ritual of taking insulin before each meal, and it made me think of so many other things that I do consistently the same on a day to day basis.
My morning routines are almost always the same, along with my nighttime activities to get ready for bed.  And then I started thinking about little things, like what I do when I get in the car.  And it made me realize that I am definitely a creature of habit.

I feel like many other consumers could say the same thing, and as much as we sometimes like to "live on the edge" a lot of the common themes in our life come from rituals and habits we have formed over time.  Without even realizing it, these things/actions have deep meanings to us, and when studied closely can actually reveal quite a lot about the identity of the person to which they belong.

For me, someone observing my rituals would know that I am a diabetic, without ever having to be told. They would know that I am active and like to eat an egg every morning for breakfast, and they would know that I find it almost impossible to take a shower without listening to music at the same time.

It is crazy how much you can learn about someone by just observing their rituals, which the majority of the time really have been formed out of habit.