Hello, Goodbye: 75 Rituals for Times of Loss, Celebration and Change (Paperback)

Embrace the power of ritual with simple practices that slow you down to honor and mark the real milestones in your life.

Life has many transitions: From the birth of a child, to the loss of a parent, from getting a new job to grieving a pet . We all experience these "hello or goodbye" moments of change but what do we do to mark them meaningfully? Could our lives be better, richer, and more resilient if we had real ways to honor, sanctify, and make sense of these important thresholds?

Day Schildkret, the artist and author behind the international Morning Altars movement, believes that what we need is ritual. Rituals are our most trusted guide during times of change. They give us a sense of stability in the face of uncertainty and remind us that there's always something we can do, say, or make to conjure awe, courage and gratitude. Rituals offer us a tangible and time tested way to acknowledge that as life changes, we too must change.

Hello, Goodbye is a ritual recipe book for life's many expected and unexpected milestones--containing over seventy-five hands-on rituals to help transform us from who we were to who we are now, including:

-The Birth of a Child

-Moving to a New Home

-Puberty

-Divorce

-Empty Nesting

-Birthdays

-Retirement

-Death Anniversaries

-Receiving a Diagnosis

-Coming Out of the Closet

Each chapter is devoted a time of loss, celebration or change and is informed by hundreds of interviews filled with beautiful illustrations, inspirational storytelling, guiding questions, and experienced wisdom.

Hello, Goodbye is the go-to guide to navigate the big and small beginnings and endings in our life with grace, reflection and understanding, perfect for fans of Krista Tippett, Esther Perel, and Elena Brower.