Routines, when made habitual over a period of time, can be powerful environment factors. This is true especially for those rituals that are directed inward and not influenced by the outside world. Whether it is making a cup of tea or playing an instrument. It is not the content of the ritual but the consistency that can have a calming effect and anchor us in the turbulence of emotions and events we may experience.

During that brief reprieve, life is simple again. The one constant in an otherwise uncertain day.