Rituals And Creativity. Meanings And Results

2024 Author: Harry Day | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 15:43

We all have contexts in life in which we want to preserve and strengthen something.

And there are contexts in which we want to change something, perhaps even the contexts themselves want to change.

And here wonderful psychological tools come to our aid.

Often we use them intuitively, without thinking about why this and not the other.

One of the most effective ways to preserve and strengthen something in life is through rituals

With the help of rituals, people strengthen relationships, their confidence in something, relieve anxiety.

For example, Sunday family gatherings for dinner, phone calls to parents at the same time, going to church (for believers) on Saturdays or Sundays, etc.

But when we need changes in life, changes, access to other levels, then rituals are not our helpers.

In such cases, creativity is indispensable

We are talking about actions and deeds that do not look like the usual.

“Different” is the most correct word for initiating real change. This, in its own way, is creativity. Even if it consists in creating a new ritual.

One of my clients has had a special ritual for many years.

Every Monday at 8:00 am, he met with friends in a small breakfast cafe.. Such a weekly meeting before the start of the work week was a guarantee that the week would be successful and profitable.

It worked. Moreover, young people even began to notice that the one of them who for some reason missed the "Monday acceleration" week was not going well.

In general, the ritual was observed and appreciated.

One Monday, Ilya (let his name be that) woke up in a particularly bad mood. I didn't want anything. All was not a joy. At work, unpleasant changes were planned. There were a lot of urgent matters and important conversations.

Ilya got up, got ready, drank coffee, went out into the yard and was about to go to the car to go to the Monday meeting, when suddenly he thought: "nafig!"

He turned abruptly, went to the playground, picked up a torn children's ball from the ground and began to practice throwing it into the ring.

So he jumped for a long time, until he saw a young girl with a crying child.

The sleepy child did not allow him to tie a torn lace and screamed heart-rendingly. Ilya went up to them and began to show the boy how to throw the ball on the ground and watch it bounce.

It turned out that the girl was walking with her sister's child, whom there was no one to leave with in the morning, while she went about business.

They got married a year later. Married and happily married for 6 years.

And since then, before an important or responsible day, Ilya must leave the house early to throw a ball into the ring on the playground for about 10 minutes.

And that week, when he missed the "Monday acceleration" at work, really turned out to be difficult and not very financially successful …

but Ilya remembers her as one of the most important and happy.