Our ritual...

For new year's eve goes like this:

We each take three scaps of paper and write thereupon:

• The best thing about last year
• The worst thing about last year
• What we most wish for next year

The scaps are folded, blessed, and put into the fire, so that

• We don't negatively compare other experiences to peak experiences.
• We don't hold on to old injuries, but face the future renewed.
• We let go of expectation, allowing life's gifts to come in their own time, in their own way.