From Beginning to End

The Rituals of Our Lives

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Customs & Traditions, Religion & Spirituality, New Age, Personal Transformation, Health & Well Being, Self Help, Self Improvement, Motivational
Cover of the book From Beginning to End by Robert Fulghum, Random House Publishing Group
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Robert Fulghum ISBN: 9780307775979
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group Publication: December 15, 2010
Imprint: Ballantine Books Language: English
Author: Robert Fulghum
ISBN: 9780307775979
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication: December 15, 2010
Imprint: Ballantine Books
Language: English

FROM BEGINNING TO END
Why "rituals"?
My thinking was set in motion by those who, knowing I was a parish minister for many years, have asked me for advice about ceremonies and celebrations. They wanted words to use at graduations, funerals, and the welcoming of children. They inquired about grace at family meals, the reaffirmation of wedding vows, and ways to heal wounds suffered in personal conflict. People requested help with the rituals of solitude, such as meditation, prayer, and contemplation. . . .
Rituals do not always involve words, occasions, officials, or an audience. Rituals are often silent, solitary, and self-contained. The most powerful rites of passage are reflective--when you look back on your life again and again, paying attention to the rivers you have crossed and the gates you have opened and walked on through, the thresholds you have passed over.
I see ritual when people sit together silently by an open fire.
Remembering.
As human beings have remembered for thousands and thousands of years.
FULGHUM

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

FROM BEGINNING TO END
Why "rituals"?
My thinking was set in motion by those who, knowing I was a parish minister for many years, have asked me for advice about ceremonies and celebrations. They wanted words to use at graduations, funerals, and the welcoming of children. They inquired about grace at family meals, the reaffirmation of wedding vows, and ways to heal wounds suffered in personal conflict. People requested help with the rituals of solitude, such as meditation, prayer, and contemplation. . . .
Rituals do not always involve words, occasions, officials, or an audience. Rituals are often silent, solitary, and self-contained. The most powerful rites of passage are reflective--when you look back on your life again and again, paying attention to the rivers you have crossed and the gates you have opened and walked on through, the thresholds you have passed over.
I see ritual when people sit together silently by an open fire.
Remembering.
As human beings have remembered for thousands and thousands of years.
FULGHUM

More books from Random House Publishing Group

Cover of the book The Shotgun Rule by Robert Fulghum
Cover of the book The Right Thing to Do (Short Story) by Robert Fulghum
Cover of the book A Gentleman's Game by Robert Fulghum
Cover of the book Scorched by Robert Fulghum
Cover of the book Find a Husband After 35 by Robert Fulghum
Cover of the book Fable: Blood of Heroes by Robert Fulghum
Cover of the book Madly by Robert Fulghum
Cover of the book Teens Under the Influence by Robert Fulghum
Cover of the book Hard Cover by Robert Fulghum
Cover of the book Graveyard Dust by Robert Fulghum
Cover of the book Stealth: Star Wars Legends (Clone Wars Gambit) by Robert Fulghum
Cover of the book Coalescent by Robert Fulghum
Cover of the book Awaken by Robert Fulghum
Cover of the book Gabriel's Outlaw by Robert Fulghum
Cover of the book Knockin' Boots by Robert Fulghum
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy