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I have some thoughts on "ritual"

by Jack Selway
Sunday, May 27, 2007. 05:21PM
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APRIL 2006 This month, I have some thoughts on "ritual" and this has nothing to do with religion or secret societies. Ritual is something that destroys communication. A client told me about a bulletin board at his place of work. It was "habit", or "ritual" to examine it every day. So, when the boss posted a $20.00 bill with "take me" on the bill, no one saw it. It became invisible through ritualism. If you want to see where you are going, take a different route to work every week. In other words you can’t smell the roses unless you pay attention to them. This applies to employees and the messages you want them to see. I can discuss ways to increase employee, customer, or constituent communication… Just call me.

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Sunday, June 3, 2007. 09:09AM by Jack Selway
Amen
Sunday, June 3, 2007. 09:03AM by Loren Letourneau
Ritual - I think I might define it differently. Still, the essence of the comment holds. Falling into the trap of complacent habit, where the world fuzzes to an empty grey blur, is too easy and too sad. The world is ripe with diversity and new experiences - if only you can step back a little from the race to the finish line, and focus in on the process of running.