In previous Blogs, I’ve talked about two of the five Reiki principles: just for today, I will not be angry, and just for today, I will not worry. So, this week, I thought it’d be helpful to explore another Reiki principal: Just for today, I will do my work honestly.
And for me, this one is deeply personal.
First though, let me explain about the Reiki Principles. These are spiritual ideals, a set of guidelines for living a happier and more fulfilled life. They’re not commandments, or rules; they’re simply gifts of wisdom, which were probably written originally by Emperor Mutsuhito of Japan, and later adapted by the founder of Reiki, Mikao Usui.
Usui taught that by adopting these precepts, you will add balance and substance to your life. As humans, of course, we’re all imperfect, so it would be hard to live every moment of every day within this framework. That’s why each principle begins with “Just for today.” You can, without pressure or stress, work on improving yourself daily. And if you slip up today, you can always begin again tomorrow.
So. Just for today, I will do my work honestly.
You probably think you know exactly what that means. But honesty means different things to different people.
Many people feel it’s fine to take home a few pens from the office: the company can afford to lose a few items of stationery. Another person, however, will judge the same incident as an act of theft.
But everyone, at some point is dishonest.
You see, you may not steal from another person or company, but instead you steal from yourself. If you a have a talent to help people, for example, and you choose not to, then you are stealing from yourself by denying your gift. You’re also stealing from the people who could benefit from your talents.
When I (finally!) decided to start my own Reiki practice back in April, it was this precept that really resonated with me – because for many years, despite so many people telling me otherwise, I absolutely refused to think about starting a Reiki practice – because I was too busy trying to control what I considered to be my ‘calling’. Which was writing.
I’ve always been a writer – I spent over 20 years as a journalist, did a bit of PR, then moved into TV scriptwriting. It’s the scriptwriting which had consumed my time (and life!) for the last 15 years. But my career never really took off the way I wanted it to.
I finally reached the point where, for the sake of my own mental health, I had to walk away. Boy, that was tough! But after years of knocking on doors and not having them open, I knew it was the right thing to do.
So that’s when I decided to concentrate on the other passion in my life – Reiki.
Ironically, I ‘found’ Reiki (but really, it’s the other way round) at exactly the same time as I became a TV scriptwriter.
But unlike my writing career, the moment I decided to open a Reiki practice, doors began opening for me. Everything just fell into place. There were no obstacles, no mountains to climb – everything about setting up the practice felt easy.
From day one, I’ve had a steady stream of clients coming to The Cabin for their Reiki Treatments, and have received nothing but excellent feedback.
You could say it was meant to be. But more importantly, I was finally doing my work honestly. I knew from first-hand experience what Reiki could do to help people, but for so many years I didn’t consider being of service in this way to be as important as what ‘I’ wanted to do in my writing career.
How wrong was I.
I am so incredibly humbled by the power of Reiki. The fact that I get to be a channel for this energy, and I’m able to help people, is just the very best feeling you could have. I certainly never expected to feel this way, but I really do consider myself blessed to be doing this work.
And you the irony of it all? I spend so much of my time writing these days! From Blogs to social media posts, I need to write something new every week to get the word out there about the benefits of Reiki.
And I’ve even started to write a book, well, actually, it’s sort of writing itself, based on my experiences as a Reiki practitioner.
So, it might have taken some time to get here, but get here I did. And for that, I have Reiki to thank.
Until next week.
Much love,
Denise
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