3166: 7 Reasons You Should Ritualize Your Life by Ali Cornish of Everthrive on Living With More Intention Each Day

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🗓️ 26 October 2025

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3166: Ali shares a heartfelt reflection on the quiet power of rituals and how they help transform ordinary life into something meaningful and memorable. By weaving intention into repeated actions, we gain structure, joy, and a deeper sense of connection, both with ourselves and those we love. Read along with the original article(s) here: http://everthrive.org/blog/7-reasons-you-should-ritualize-your-life Quotes to ponder: "Rituals are important because they are the glue that binds families together." "Great things can be created by a series of small, seemingly insignificant elements brought together with intention and love." "Rituals connect 'the ordinary to the extraordinary,' making the mundane aspects of life more beautiful." Episode references: The Boxcar Children Cookbook: https://www.amazon.com/Boxcar-Children-Cookbook-Gertrude-Chandler/dp/0807508527 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.5	This is Optimal Health Daily. Seven Reasons You Should Ritualize Your Life by Alley
0:36.1	Cornish of Everthrive.org.
0:38.9	Hello and welcome back to our weekly bonus episode.
0:42.2	This is where I share an episode from another podcast in our network,
0:45.8	an article that can also improve your life in some way.
0:49.0	And today's comes from Optimal Relationships Daily.
0:52.0	You can find that show wherever you're listening to this.
0:55.1	So with that, here's Greg reading for you and his commentary as we optimize your life.
1:05.0	Seven Reasons You Should Ritualize Your Life by Alley Cornish of everthrive.org.
1:12.7	Quote,
1:13.1	Great things can be created by a series of small, seemingly insignificant elements brought
1:19.4	together with intention and love.
1:22.0	That's adapted from a quote by Vincent Van Gogh.
1:25.5	I grew up in a small family.
1:27.2	We dressed up on Halloween, ate turkey and
1:29.8	cranberries at Thanksgiving, received presents and decorated a tree at Christmas, and hunted for
1:35.2	plastic candy-filled eggs on Easter. We went to church on Sundays, but we switched churches often.
1:41.2	Sometimes we'd get on bikes and ride to Dairy Queen across town. Sometimes we'd take a
1:46.2	summer or winter vacation, but not always every year. I was very thankful for these few traditions
1:52.0	and fondly think of them from time to time. Yet, to me, everything in between these larger events
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