I grew up in a very non-traditional (is that an oxymoron?) Reform Jewish family.  We didn't light candles, we didn't bless either wine or bread, and in my early years, Friday night was gathering around my grandparent's TV down the street watching The Molly Goldberg Show.  When my brother and I began to go to religious school, things changed, and every Friday night after that non-traditional Shabbat dinner, we went to services. 

We never missed services; the candle lighting and the blessings over the challah the children, and even the Mogen David wine, took place there.  It wasn't until my married years that our personal Shabbat took place around the table and the ritual changed, along with the rest of our lives.  We are not shomer Shabbat. Even now, when we can't be at Beth Emet or any other iteration of Shabbat - even when I am at another synagogue telling a tale or teaching; when Shabbat enters in a different way - there are rituals to be explored.  Although I no longer wear my "HANG IN SHABBAT IS COMING" button (although I wish I could find it), even though I don't put on my Mary Jane shoes and go to Emanuel Congregation on the Lake, even though often the place I go is different, it is still the same Shabbat. 

Here are some of the rituals I recommend to you as you enter this one:
On Friday afternoon, call someone you haven't talked to all week and ask about their week. On Friday before you light the candles - or even before you order the pizza - stop and think about your day to come.  On Friday afternoon, right before Shabbat, empty your change into a Tzedakah box or an envelope or a bowl on the table.  And then think about this Chassidic story:

There are many traditional and non-traditional ways to enter Shabbat - however you observe it.  May your entry be suited just for you.