Rocking Your Boat ...
What others are doing around you seems very important when you have not found your own steadiness. You want to say to them, “Don’t rock my boat! If you rock my boat, I can’t be steady.”
But the truth of it is, you’re the only boat-rocker in your world. Only you can rock your boat.
In May my boat has been rocking and my Reiki practice has been so important to me.
What are you doing to keep your boat from rocking?
WORK … PRACTICE … PASSION
So often we use the word WORK to describe what we feel we should be doing or we are doing. An example is “I have to work on my goals” or “Work on my Breath.”
The definition of WORK is an “activity involving mental and/or physical effort done in order to achieve a purpose or result.”
Work for me is sitting at my computer doing accounting and administrative tasks and it is just that - work. I do achieve a purpose and result although I do not find great joy. I do feel an accomplishment when the task is finished.
So how do I change my thinking from Working to Practicing and then to Passion.
It is so easy when I think of Practicing Reiki and when I describe Reiki as my Passion.
Perhaps I need to think of WORK as the sense of joyously moving forward.
Are you Working, Practicing or living your Passion?
Great Food and Enriching Conversation are a Wonderful Addition to the Workshop
One of my favorite things about hosting a workshop is creating the wonderful food that is served. I love watching participants enjoy snacks and lunch while they engage in meaningful conversation. It is always such fun having a conversation that totally enriches you and enjoying delicious food that nourishes you.
Some of my favorite Chefs and Cookbooks are:
Oh She Glows Every Day by Angela Liddon
Breads by Michael Smith
Soups by Cookie and Kate
Join me for a workshop…
We are good medicine for each other …
In the fall I was given a Blessing for Being Human by Thomas Merton.
The last few lines of the poem read:
“There is no cure for being human…but for each other, we are all good medicine.”
Last weekend in Bracebridge was Fire & Ice and what good medicine it was watching people connect with each other. So important!
Reach out to someone today. It will feel so good for you both.
Just good medicine…
Creating Growth ...
Newness is in the air for 2023.
You have a vital place in the community; your authentic light is needed.
Be honest about your strengths. It’s okay not to excel at everything in life.
The most important thing is that you commit to growth.
Come grow and practice with our Reiki community?
Boundaries and Inner Peace ...
Boundaries and Inner Peace
Over the past month I have been working on boundaries and how they affect me and what I need to do to maintain inner peace.
What are Boundaries?
A boundary can be a line that marks the limits of an area.
A boundary can be the limit of a subject or sphere of activity.
Also, boundaries can be how emotionally close you allow people to get to you.
Boundaries fall into 4 types:
Physical
Mental
Emotional and
Spiritual
As I work on boundaries with Reiki I am finding that “the way out is in.”
Following steps, techniques and practice is giving me inner peace.
Have you thought about your boundaries and how they are affecting your inner peace?
New Beginnings ...
September always feels like a new beginning to me - more so than January.
After the hot humid days at the end of summer (that so many people love) the cooler weather always makes feel alive. My mind clears and I have more energy. I am ready to accomplish projects that were pushed aside for the summer months. Now I am excited to be creative again and ready to practice and learn new skills.
How are you feeling today? Is it a new beginning …
Honour your Teachers ...
Summer is here and I have been contemplating the Precepts and thinking about my wonderful Reiki teachers.
The Precepts
Just for today do not worry
Just for today do not anger
Honour your Parents, Teachers and Elders
Earn your living honestly
Show gratitude to every living thing.
Karen Armstrong, Reiki Master
Karen is the Reiki Master who introduced me to Reiki and in 2016 Initiated me as a Reiki Master. I will be forever grateful for all her guidance, knowledge and patient instruction she has shown me over the years. Someone I am proud to say is my Reiki Master.
Karen Armstrong
Honour your Parents ...
Working with Reiki Precepts …
In 2022 I am analyzing the Precepts and how I can better understand and use them in my life. The Reiki Precepts are …
Just for Today do not Worry
Just for Today do not Anger
Honour your Parents, Teachers and Elders
Earn your living honestly
Show gratitude to every living thing.
Honouring my Parents
My parents where wise, kind and loving people. So often they were my cheering section and I could always count on their support. They died before I was attuned to Reiki and I often wish that I could have shared Reiki with them. They would have love the benefits especially my Mom. Now I love volunteering Reiki at Hospice Muskoka. Each time I volunteer and share Reiki at the Hospice I feel that I am honouring my parents.
Have you started working with the Reiki Precepts?
Just for Today do not ANGER ...
Just for Today do not Anger
For 2022 I am analyzing the Precepts and how I can better understand and use them always in my life.
Just for Today do not Worry
Just for Today do not Anger
Honour your Parents, Teachers and Elders
Earn your living honestly
Show Gratitude to Ever Living Thing.
March is ANGER:
So what is ANGER?
It is a secondary emotion and the primary emotion may be caused by fear, loss or sadness. If you are dealing with with any of these emotions you may be feeling vulnerable or out of control. This could be causing you to shift your emotions to anger.
What can you do to calm ANGER?
Practice Self Reiki
Take a Time out
Check what is under your anger.
Try to address what’s under your anger.
Give yourself some safe space
Be kind to yourself
And again Practice Self Reiki.
Would you like to learn about Self Reiki - feel free contact me with any comments or questions
I would love to share Reiki with you …
Just for Today do not WORRY ...
The Reiki Precepts
Just for today do not worry
Just for today do not anger
Honour your parents, teachers and elders
Earn your living honestly
Show gratitude to every living thing
To Worry can be compared to rocking in a chair. It is just something to do, although a rocking chair has the benefit of relaxing you. Unfortunately worrying doesn’t.
When I am spinning with worry and anxiety I fall back on my Reiki practice. Along with self reiki I repeat the precepts. It always works for me.
Why not give it a try …
Just for Today ...
Spiritual Precepts for Reiki
Just for today do not worry
Just for today do not anger
Honour your parents, teachers and elders
Earn your living honestly
Show gratitude to every living thing
The five Reiki precepts were given to Reiki students as a set of living guidelines. The precepts guide students to learn and teach them in their daily life.
One of my goals this year to work with my understanding of the precepts and how they are teaching me daily in my life.
Starting with Just for Today empowers me to know that whatever I choose is only for a short period of time allowing me to not get overwhelmed with a commitment that I can not keep. It is just for a few minutes or a few hours or a day. It is just in the moment.
So Just for Today ….
