I’m 42 years old and today I learned that you can stand facing the shower and wash your hair without getting your face wet or being uncomfortably close to the wall. (Your situation may vary.) It’s like standing halfway through a waterfall, your face on one side and your hair underneath it. You can even step into it face first, like you’re entering a ritual circle, stepping through a doorway, becoming present.
Today I did a ritual. Impromptu. I got home from work, smoked a little off the vape, and got in the shower. The water came out differently, on a different setting than usual. My dog had gotten a bath earlier. That probably doesn’t matter to this story.
I didn’t change the setting, didn’t ‘fix’ it, against my initial impulse, and I don’t know why, but as I looked at the water coming down I …went somewhere. Somehow, turning away from the water and backing into it - like I have my entire life - felt wrong, or at least not the only option. Like the risk wasn’t too great, if I wanted to try the other possibility. And I did.
So I stepped into the water, and gave my body a ritual bath.
I feel divine.
Amazing how treating our body well makes us feel better.
Also, my hair got less tangled than usual because the water was falling with my hair, not against it. So, that’s a bonus.
Treating your body and soul Does feel good!