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Writual Blessing: No one writes like you
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Writual Blessing: No one writes like you
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Restless
Embracing
Peace
I wasn’t so far away from myself as I usually am when I sat down to practice this evening, and then to write. I began with the chatter and the restlessness, trying to avoid my internal state as it had developed over the day. As I wrote, I quieted down and was able to hold my grief in peace.
Braced
Distracted
Centering
As I wrote, I realized how braced against my emotions I have been today. And reaching for distractions. A lot of sadness and grief lurking in the background.
Practice and heart writing didn’t make the feelings go away, but I was better able to hold the feelings. Aware that there was also joy and gratitude in the mix. And accepting that there is a time to be sad, just as there is a time to be happy.
That’s a very important realization, Emma.
Reiki practice isn’t to make what we don’t want go away; it’s to increase our capacity and awareness.
From what you’ve shared, it seems the sadness might be from the past more than about the present.
Continuing to self practice and heart-write will help you with old undigested emotions. It might be a good idea to continue daily for a while if you can.
Braced
Constricted.
Exhausted
Pamela, I thought your advice to write everyday for awhile was spot on.
As I was writing today, once again, I began braced. Braced against my thoughts and my feelings. Trying to get done all that I thought needed to be done today. I realized how constricted I am when I am working so zealously to take care of things. By the end of the writing, I was absolutely exhausted. I almost dozed off but didn’t want to drop my iPhone (I am one of those people who does the course on their iPhone 😊).
There was a profound relaxation at the end of my writing. Not just from the stress of today, but from years of stress and how I have carried it.
It’s very common to over-rely on your sympathetic nervous system to get things done.
As you continue your daily self practice, you’ll find your usual state being less sympathetic, more parasympathetic. You might be surprised how much you can get done in your parasympathetic state.
It’s a soft focus that follows your intuition easily, so there’s less floundering.
You develop the skill of being present rather than needing a caffeine and cortisol-fueled focus.
Uncanny. You described exactly what I was experiencing today. I wasn’t so driven. It was a real gift.
tense, okay, sufficient
I felt a bit of stiffness from yesterday’s work experience while doing hands on practice. During heart writing, I felt okay, and my life, while not perfect, seems sufficient.
“Sufficient” doesn’t sound very exciting, Eunsoo. Maybe something is lost in translation.
Is there any joy in life being sufficient? Or is it just enough but not really good enough?
Sad
Surrender
Comfort
I felt a great sadness during my day and my practice. As I Heart Wrote, the sadness gave way to surrender. And I reached a place of comfort.
As a Reiki Practitioner, I have a way to care for myself. That has been such a gift.
Agreed, Emma, having a spiritual practice (or two) is a huge gift.
You wrote so beautifully, “…sadness gave way to surrender. And I reached a place of comfort.”
What I especially appreciated about your phrasing is that it doesn’t sound binary, as if sadness and surrender were in opposition.
Spiritual practice opens us to surrender, and surrender gives us a larger perspective.
What we surrender is small, frightened, needing to control, unsteady…
With surrender, we begin to taste our timelessness. It tastes sooo GOOD 😘
Confident
Free
Spin
Old tapes mire me down and don’t fit anymore. I am free to leave them behind. I prefer to dance and sing and live in light.
Sounds sooo good, Carol.
And remember that dancing and singing and living in the light includes being patient with yourself when old tapes revisit.
There, here, silence.
my words are:
sharing
caring
love
In my writing the family of my mother’s side visited me, that was comforting. Also, I realised that there are more reasons than I thought behind the fact that I do almost only self practice. It is also because in that way I can avoid making mistakes, avoid the fear not being able to explain about reiki and also out of a sort of laziness. I know some friends that would love to receive reiki without putting me in an uncomfortable position. I can step out of my comfortzone, and offer it to them, share it. If it is so beneficial for me, it is probably for them too.
Excellent self-reveal, Nicolien!
In case this is helpful, I encourage my students, when they feel ready to venture into practicing with other people, to first identify friends who wouldn’t put them on the spot, the same that you have done.
Then ask one of those friends if they would help you out because you’d like to experience practicing on someone else and while you’re not an expert in communicating, you feel confident practicing.
Let yourself be vulnerable and tell them that you might not have answers to their questions but you can point them in a good direction.
If it seems appropriate, there’s a little primer on my website, or the article I wrote for mindbodygreen might be helpful and take the pressure off you.
People don’t have to practice on others, but if you feel drawn too, it’s another way that you can learn about your practice, so I encourage you to follow your preference.
Humble
Quiet
Listen
I found myself writing about Reiki and practice. And I had this experience. The practice of Reiki is like the practice of music, especially in the context of composing. . One practices the scales in order to access and express the beauty of the music inside of one.
And one practices the system of Reiki in order to access and express Reiki.
😍
Emotional ,very emotional, deep down, deep inside….
Hands- Healing- Dissolve Pain
❤️ 🙏🏻 ❤️