The change of seasons, the warm nights and hot days, the sun's late setting and early rise, these are the cues, sometimes conscious sometime subconscious, giving rise to the rituals of the season. The tea brewing on the back porch, the charcoal grill and cold beer, the trip to the river, pond or beach.

We are ritualistic people. We have oriented our lives around seasons and rituals for thousands of years. We can leverage this innate draw to create rituals of our own, around the sun, the moon, dinner, our showers, washing dishes, sitting down at the computer, creating triggers for mindfulness, moments for mediation. Moments that don't take us out of our day, but are folded into our flow, seamlessly, effortlessly, maybe even subconsciously.

So light a candle, hold a rock, water a plant, however little or small, short or long, every moment of mindfulness counts.