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Good pricings. I'm Brian, and

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this is Grateful Grains. Happy

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Monday. We've reached that time of

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year when people inevitably begin

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to take a good hard look at what they'd

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like to change in the coming year. What

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do we want to take with us? What

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would we like to leave behind? And

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what might we like to start anew? No

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matter the goal, the beginning of the year provides

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a fantastic starting block. But

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oftentimes, without really doing the work,

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of understanding where and how and

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why we're choosing our resolutions,

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they notoriously fall apart. So

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our goal just as it was this time

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last year is to spend a few

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weeks focusing on self observation, reconnection

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and recommitted. We want to set

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ourselves up for success by packing thoughtful

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intention behind our why

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and how. We're getting it started

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this week by re exploring ritual,

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and we're kicking it off today with stale

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tradition. It's short and sweet,

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but it packs a punch. When we

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say thank you, it feels and

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often reads different if we're saying

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it with genuine gratitude. Then

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if we're saying it because manners demanded

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of us. The same can be said for

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a hug or a held door or

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even an eye of you. We can

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perform it or we can actually

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mean it. In the same way

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ritual for the sake of tradition can

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feel forced When our actions

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or gestures or words become

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nothing more than an act in obligation,

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they're meaningless. Doing

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something just because it's what's been done

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before is no way to approach

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any situation in life, especially during

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this most cherished time of year. We

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can understand the purpose of a tradition's

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origin, but if the spirit of a celebration

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has been forgotten, so

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has its value. That's not to

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say ritual and tradition are unimportant.

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To the contrary, we're saying it's something

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that shouldn't be taken lightly. We

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approach tradition with intention and

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purpose, truly understanding why

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we're taking part. Even if

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our why differs from everyone

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else who's taking part. For example,

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maybe we don't celebrate Shabbat,

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but our family or friends do. We

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can show up purely because we

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see it as a weekly time to bond

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with the people that we love. Religion

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aside, this weekly tradition

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becomes something special to us individually.

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Regardless of the context of its origin.

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And for those that the celebration who are

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there for religious context as well,

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We're simply suggesting to keep your own

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personal intention at the forefront of

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your thoughts throughout the night. Once

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tradition feels like an obligation, The

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magic is lost. Stale

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ritual can be reinvigorated with

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purpose. We need only remain

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mindful of why it's important to

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us personally. If we can't

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seem to find a reason for the ritual, it's

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time to start new ones because ritual

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with intention is a powerful tool

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at our disposal. Not just over

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the holidays, but in every aspect, in

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every day of our lives. And

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that's what we'll be talking about all week.

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Thanks so much for joining us on Great For Grains.

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You can find us on Instagram at goodrisings,

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where you can find me at e McMuffin. We'll

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be back again to tomorrow for day two of

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our week re exploring ritual.

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Until then, remember, a better tomorrow

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starts with today. Good

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Risings presented by Cavalry Audio.