Samantha Boggess
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Samantha Boggess
Neuroqueer is not a mere synonym for neurodivergent, or for neurodivergent identity combined with queer identity. Neuroqueer is active subversion of both neuronormativity and heteronormativity. Neuroqueer is intentional noncompliance with the demands of normative performance. Neuroqueer is choosing to actively engage with one’s potentials for
... See moreSet the intention, and then carry that intention throughout the ritual.
Leo Babauta • The Art of Creating a Ritual for What Matters Most
A ritual has a closing, which might be simply gratitude for whatever you just did, how you practiced, or what you are devoted to
Leo Babauta • The Art of Creating a Ritual for What Matters Most
Writing or other work : Whether your work be writing or phone calls or building a house … you can elevate that to ritual by creating intention around it, appreciating what you’re creating, pouring yourself into the act, bringing mindfulness to it. How can you elevate it to ritual?
Leo Babauta • The Art of Creating a Ritual for What Matters Most
What do you want to create in the world? Who do you want to be? How would you like to show up, to shift yourself, to serve others? Ritual is a way to connect to these aspirations, so that we can be more resolved to live them.
Leo Babauta • The Art of Creating a Ritual for What Matters Most
Start of your day : How would you like to start your day? Can it be with intention, gratitude, reflection? With aspiration and appreciation? With meditation and quiet?
Leo Babauta • The Art of Creating a Ritual for What Matters Most
the important thing is to consider what environment you’d like for this ritual, and how that environment will affect the practice. By taking care to create the environment, there’s an element of mindfulness and intention that is missing from most of our actions.
Leo Babauta • The Art of Creating a Ritual for What Matters Most
One of the most intelligent case studies in design is the Chinese tea cup. They’re made without handles simply because if it’s too hot to touch, it’s too hot to drink.
Humans naturally want to add more. Add a cardboard sleeve, add a warning on the outside of the cup, add a handle. The result of all these things never cools down the actual contents.
... See moreExercise : We can rush through exercise, just trying to get it over with. Or we can bring it to the realm of the divine, letting it be an act of love for our bodies, an act of connection to our environment, an act of full presence and highest purpose.