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A greeting for the morning
Wake and stand up. Face a window, or the brightest wall. Place each hand on its opposite shoulder, and remember a time when you were accelerating. Lower your hands slowly, while you take five deep breaths.

A ritual for business
Set your work on a surface in front of you. Place a blank piece of paper on a surface in front of you. Recall a coworker's dream that has gone unfulfilled. Imagine it briefly. Now begin the work. With each completed element, draw a facet of your coworker's dream. When the task is done, the dream is done.

A meditation for the city
Select an inessential object and carry it outdoors. Place the object in front of a building that intimidates you. Take a picture of the object with the building in the frame. Show the picture to a friend in a different city.

A salutation for tomorrow
Stand on a hill with a prime number of friends. As the sun sets, throw a cube into the sky.

A prayer for data
Before sleeping, remember that you are a system, and speak aloud the answers to these questions:

What did I do today that I did not want to do?
When was a time that I made a careful choice?
Who did I speak to in a dishonest way?
Who did I want to speak to, but did not?
When was I not deliberate, and what was the result of my automatic action?

A song for the stars
Pull a petal from a flower
Pluck a flower from the pot
Place the flower in a jar
And put it in a sunny spot

Push a shovel in the sand
Dump the sand into a pile
Shape the pile into a castle
Watch it crumble with a smile

Tell the sky your day's adventures
Ask the sun about the moon
Ask the cloud about the ocean
Tell the stars you're coming soon

Something's going to happen in 16 days.