Interested in possibly encouraging an even deeper connection? Activities need not be limited to crafts.
One of the most amazing traditions we have cultivated in our family is the lighting of candles. For most of our seasonal holidays, we incorporate this activity or one very similar. We arrange candles (usually seasonally colored petite tapers) on a small round table, and then after dinner, each of us, one at a time, stands up, shares, and lights a candle. In the case of Spring Equinox, when we are nurturing new young ideas (just like new budding leaves and flowers), we share our fresh new goals and any efforts we have made toward achieving them. This has been a transformative experience helping us to not only us clarify our own aspirations and feelings but also to stay in touch with each others hopes and dreams and offering us the opportunity of truly supporting one another in those efforts.
Though this may initially feel awkward, it gets easier each time it is practiced until the point where most of us look forward to this activity as one of our absolute favorite parts of any seasonal celebration.
