What I learned from a thousand candles

I have lit, by now, more candles than I can count. Each one was a small contract with a moment.

We tend to think of ritual as something old, something heavy. It is neither. Ritual is just attention, sharpened to a point.

When you light a candle and mean it, you are telling your nervous system: this matters. We are paying attention now.

Try this. Tonight, light one. Don't ask it to do anything. Just sit for the duration of the flame and notice what happens. The mind will protest. The body will sigh. Somewhere in there, a third thing will speak.

That third thing is the one we are after.

Until next time, stay authentic.