Category: Relationships
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Alive to the self
My daughter is 6 years old, and it has taken me her entire lifespan to fully return to myself. Within hours of her birth, I had suffered a massive postpartum hemorrhage. This was not the near-death experience of white light and angelic voices. It was the terrifying experience of being trapped in my body experiencing…
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Psalm 23 Summer Faith Challenge: the comfort of God
For you are with me; your rod and your staff— they comfort me. This week at church, we are asked to provide a picture of or describe something that God uses to offer comfort, either now or in the past. I struggled a bit with this exercise because my inclination was to offer up something…
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Psalm 23 Summer Faith Challenge: honoring God’s name
He leads me in right paths for his name’s sake. This week for our Summer Faith Challenge at Decatur Presbyterian Church, we’re asked to choose an activity that honors God’s name. Many of the suggestions offered are to be of service to others in need, in keeping with Jesus’s teachings: Matthew 25:34-36 Then the king…
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Respecting choices, offering care
Ever since the news broke about Angelina Jolie’s decision to undergo a double mastectomy to reduce her odds of getting breast cancer, the holistic health community has been awash in opinions regarding what she “should have” done instead. In particular, there was some judgment about her decision to have surgery instead of exploring holistic treatments…
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21 Day Practice: Days 12-14 – Discomfort zone
The last few days have been hard. Really hard. Certain aspects of my personal and professional life that are entwined (for better or worse) now require change, at a time when the future of my business seems uncertain. I’ve known for some time that these changes need to be made, but resisted because I needed…
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21 Day Practice: Days 8 and 9 – Source codes, unicorns and rainbows
I spent yesterday facilitating a life coaching workshop and was wiped out when I got home, so I’ve had to combine two days into one. The workshop participants all happened to be my Reiki students as well, so the workshop dovetailed nicely with the 21 Day Practice we’re doing. I talked a bit about the…
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21 Day Practice: Day 7 – Dead space
When I woke up yesterday, the body aches and fatigue were gone, only to be replaced by late afternoon with a deep, hacking cough. I spent a mostly sleepless night, tossing and turning. Oddly enough, it wasn’t because I was coughing a lot. I just could not relax. Every time I attempted Reiki self-treatment, an…
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21 Day Practice: Day 6 – Stories we tell ourselves
“You are the sky. Everything else – it’s just the weather.” – Pema Chödrön As luck would have it, I came down with some version of the viral crud that’s been going around. The combination of rest, Reiki self-treatment, fluids and vitamins do seem to be helping. I find that when I’m not feeling well, the…
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21 Day Practice: Day 4 – Healing hands and letters of love
Once a month, my Reiki students and I offer a free Reiki healing clinic for the public. The clinic broadens community awareness of the benefits of Reiki healing; allows us to offer loving service to others who may need healing, a smile and a kind word or two; provides my students the opportunity to deepen…
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21 Day Practice: Day 3 – Words and memories
This morning, I enjoyed the opportunity to indulge in Reiki self-treatment while still curled up under the covers before leaving the house for client sessions. I felt clear, energetic, and playful all morning, qualities that have stayed with me throughout the day. This is significant, considering that my husband and I have been cleaning up…
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