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The Simplified Podcast with Emily Ley

84: The Life-Giving Power of Rituals

The Simplified Podcast with Emily Ley

Emily Ley

Society & Culture, Personal Journals

4.91.7K Ratings

🗓️ 29 September 2022

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

When you hear the word “ritual,” what do you think of? It can sound like a stuffy word, but it doesn’t have to be. A ritual is something you often do that helps you step toward the person you want to be. A ritual can look like a lot of different things: practices like prayer, meditation, and yoga. Taking a few minutes after work to put on some music, get on the floor, and play with your kids. Sitting down at the same time every day to write, or soaking in the tub at the beginning and the end of each day (like Emily!). Ritual helps you reset your mind so you can live with intention. And today, Emily’s sharing four ways a ritual can add some ease and automation to your days, why rituals help us grow, and how to easily incorporate a life-giving ritual into your schedule (and one doesn’t add a whole lot of time—or guilt—either). There’s power in meeting yourself in the same space regularly. Because when you accept who you are and where you are, it’s a lot easier to find the path toward who you’d like to be.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hi friends, I'm Emily Lay and you're listening to the Simplified Podcast.

0:14.9

If you're looking for a quiet place where you can filter out the noise and the hustle,

0:18.5

this is it.

0:19.8

Every week I invite you to slow down and join me to explore practical ways to organize

0:24.3

and automate the complicated parts of life so you can focus on what truly matters most.

0:31.2

Today we're talking all about rituals and why there's such powerful tools for becoming

0:36.7

the person you want to be.

0:38.8

At Simplified we've put together some tools that help you figure out what kind of rituals

0:43.1

to put in your life.

0:44.3

We've got a line of workbooks you have got to check out.

0:47.6

They cover all kinds of topics from friendship and new moms, meals and finances, even travel

0:53.1

and faith.

0:54.1

If you want to dig into some of these topics a little bit more, I highly recommend you

0:57.9

check out those workbooks over at EmilyLay.com.

1:02.7

Well guys, I'll admit it on the surface, talking about rituals doesn't sound like, you

1:06.8

know, the most exciting topic, you know why?

1:10.5

Because a ritual is something you do that usually no one else really sees.

1:15.1

It's not the thing that goes up on social media.

1:17.5

It's not the thing we make movies out of, unless it's a scene where a boxer like Rocky

1:21.2

is training for a huge match.

1:23.6

And the only reason that's exciting is because they're an underdog up against a huge challenge.

1:28.2

I mean, even if you do put a photo of yourself upon Instagram while you're performing your

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