Any action performed with intention and presence. A ritual can be an hour with candles and cards or it can be the ten seconds you take before you open the journal. What makes it a ritual is not the elaborateness, it is that you meant it and you were there for it. Repetition adds weight over time, since the body starts recognizing the shape of the thing and arriving ready. The dishes can be a ritual. So can the drive home.
Ritual
Any action performed with intention and presence. A ritual can be an hour with candles and cards or it can be the ten seconds you take before you open the journal. What makes it a ritual is not the elaborateness, it is that you meant it and you were there