Take care of yourself during these times. I was reminded this past month of how off kilter I get when I don’t get enough sleep. I get very irritable when I am sleep deprived, and I first shared that story after my son was born (here). I don’t always notice it as soon as I would like to, but recognizing it and making adjustments is more important than how fast I notice it. Shortly after I allowed myself one more hour of sleep in the morning my temperament started to shift. It was then I started seeing connections back to 9 years ago.

In 2011 after receiving my Reiki Advanced Practitioner attunements I fell into a bit of a depression, and upon reflecting on my life path at that point I started to consider changing careers. And in changing careers my entire life would change. That was a very emotional two year period in my life making that adjustment.

Here we are in 2020 and my life as I had built it over the last 9 years has been placed on hold, and that has been quite challenging to process especially when having no certainty on when, if ever, I can go back to doing the work I was doing and in what capacity it will be available. 

Numerology says life goes in 9-year cycles, and that helped me see the connection to 2011. In taking myself back to that time I had to connect with how I got through that time period, and I could see there was a lot more faith and connection with God and The Universe. I worked really hard during that time to figure out what I wanted and go for it, and to make sure I took very good care of myself.

The way I have been looking at my current situation is that I have been forced into it unlike in 2011 where I chose to make those changes. I haven’t been able to look at the gift it has given me. I get the opportunity to spend more time with my family and I am more involved with raising my son. There’s a lot of father and son time, and this is a precious time in both of our lives. I want to make the best of it, and not spend my time complaining about my situation and trying to get out of it.

This is a time for me to relearn how to go with the flow and stay connected to my inner world and the universe that encompasses all. This is not a time to push. It is a time to listen and flow.

So for the time being I am halting the morning meditations I have been doing on Facebook. The Monday night Reiki Circles on Facebook and the twice a month Practitioner Nights will continue, and I will still be available for Distant Reiki sessions although not as much as before.

That being said, I do feel called to help out by offering FREE Distant Reiki sessions for anyone that has been diagnosed with COVID-19 and wants some healing energy. If you or anyone you know wants to take me up on my offer, please reach out to me via email. You can reply to this message or forward it to a friend.

Take care of yourselves out there. Get rest. Eat as well as you can. Be the love you wish to see in the world. And smile more often for no reason at all (or just to exercise those muscles, if you need a reason). :-)