Exactly

Saw this website today and thought I'd share it with you. It really is lovely so take some time to visit it during the day:

Exactly by mccabe russell

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REIKI DAYS........

The first time I switched on Reiki
In walked love.

BIG AND BOLD,
it held me in its arms,
encompassed me with healing,
stayed as long as necessary
HELD NO JUDGEMENT.

At session end
REIKI LOVE unwrapped me gently,
And filling my aura full
walked with me.

It continues to walk with me ALWAYS.

Sometimes I forget about healing myself.
I just think… HUG
and Reiki fills every atom of my being and love holds me tight.
My aura quivers with source energy
I know that I am held in the arms of something
no words can describe however OFTEN I try.

Annie McMahon

CREATIVITY CAN HEAL

Generations of indigenous people from all over the world have known that in order to be healthy we must maintain our mind, body, heart and spirit, today we in the West call this holistic health.

To stay healthy we're called upon by your whole self to take some responsibility. If we break down the word ‘responsibility’ the words we’re left with are – response ability. This helps to identify that holistic health requires that we have the ability to respond to the needs of our mind, body, heart and spirit.

We’re born from a long line of people who have thought that we’re here to serve others, putting everyone else first. We've been made to feel guilty if we give ourselves 5 minutes to relax, never mind book ourselves in for an hours healing. Ironically, the truth of the matter is that, exactly the opposite is true. Our wellbeing and spiritual health is paramount. We can only help others if we're aware of what it takes to be well and are prepared to reflect that.

Life is creative intelligence in action, the primary creative force in the universe, moulding and shaping our existence. The very thoughts that you and I send out to the universe reflect our very own personal method of self expression. Life constantly manifests our creative intentions.
Creativity is at the heat of all things. Every moment is one of creation. Breath creates life.
Reiki is a creative expression of Gods love, Love from our Source, loving and healing Universal Energy.

Many people deny that they are creative; some believe they don’t have time to express their creativity, but it is the very source of who we are; life is inherently creative.

Creativity is the key to feeding the spirit and creating a joyful healthy life. It can bring about deep healing, change, growth and regeneration. You will learn to connect more deeply with your intuition, uniqueness, wisdom and imagination and it will expand into all areas of your life.To stop the flow of creativity is like damning a river and curtailing its flow.

Let the river flow!

Creativity is an adventure playground; unlimited possibilities exist within us, vast fields of unborn potential. By opening ourselves up to listening, to our higher self, we can access our inner source of inspiration, which can arrive in a huge variety of forms. We can even apply creative expression to the seemingly most mundane of daily tasks. Just listen to your heart.

Creativity is a joyful process of self expression, a celebratory signature of our uniqueness.
Don’t worry about criticism. We are free spirits walking a unique path, don’t become attached to what others think; merely bless them and their right to their own opinion. Celebrate and nurture your individualism, take time to praise your unique stance.

When you’re being creative, give yourself the licence to abandon self judgement and celebrate mistakes, because these are what take you out of your comfort zone and begin to lead you towards the adventurous world of experimentation, exploration and pushing personal boundaries.

Encourage yourself to take risks. Try not to plan, just invite the flow to take you. Get rid of the worry gremlins – be daring. Be a child again, get a wadge of paint on your hands and just spread it out with your fingers on paper in wild abandon, lots of colour, lots of glitter and most of all have lots of fun.

If things don’t pan out, breathe deeply consider what you’ve learnt from the processes involved, laugh a lot and move on.

Learn how exciting un-chartered territory can be. Splash wild coloured food on a plate for a dinner you’re giving, dance like you’ve never danced before, sing loudly and out of key, plant orange next to bright purple and yellow in your garden, be bold, be daring. Be spontaneous, be messy and be glad about breaking down boundaries.

Experimentation is the aim, not the enemy; mistakes should be exhilarating and not paralysing.
Pay attention to every wonderful inventive word your creative voice speaks to you, write notes about it, day dream about it, and feed the little seeds of inspiration. Try and do something to express your creativity every day.

Creativity is healing energy for your soul, enjoy the benefits and combine Reiki in all that you do. Express Reiki in creative fashion, sing the Reiki principles, write a poem about them, dance to your own intuitive, creative Reiki spirit.

o Affirm: I am an artist and I invite creativity out to play.o Set your intention clearly – e.g - I am a channel for creative inspiration/creativity flows through every part of my being.

o Feel creativity in your body, get excited about it.

o Take time to give yourself Reiki and breathe in creative energy

o Remember each breath that we take and each thought that we have is creative. You are a creative spirit.

Creativity rules!
Rampant Reiki, release my creative imagination.Release the fears that stand in my way.I breathe in; knowing that with each inhalation, Creativity, from the source, is being absorbed by every cell in my body.It flows through my veins to my heart,where it’s released with loving appreciation for the creative human being that I am.

Annie McMahon

Reiki cloak of wellness

This is a visualisation that you can do quickly and easily and with as much detail as you require at the time.

Firstly relax and become aware of the Reiki energy in your usual way. Bare in mind that as soon as you have the intention, Reiki is with you and you are its channel.

You are walking through a wooded area, with trees of the most lush and scrumptious green. Fine ferns and long grasses. Its such a peaceful place and rejuvenating. There's a soft breeze that touches the leaves and cools you as you walk amongst the shady cover of the branches.

You stop a while, you are looking for your Reiki cloak of wellness. When you turn around there it is hanging on the branch of a tree in front of you. A fine dusty sparkle glows all over it, it glitters in the light, tiny Reiki symbols play all around it. As you pick it up you sense the Reiki energy, powerful and strong with a mighty intelligence. You know that it's very special, it makes your hands tingle and you feel a strong loving energy fill you up.

As you watch it in your hands you see the colours changing, all the colours of the rainbow radiate and dance around it, inside it, through it. Symbols seem to appear and disappear in a golden mist, one minute appearing on the fabric, the next dancing above it and all around you.

The cloak is made from the most amazing translucent, light material. You put it on feeling the material on your skin, dancing lightly in the breeze. Wrap the cloak around yourself and notice its length, covering you down to your toes. You lift the hood over your head.

You continue to walk through the woods. As you walk you breathe in and feel the healing energy from the cloak absorbed into your body, healing is in you and all around you, you feel each cell in your body filling up with love and light, all around you the healing is shining outwards radiating out to everything and everyone around you. Its exhilarating.

You continue to experience this for as long as you want. Give thanks for the Reiki you have recieved and for the healing and protection that the cloak offers.

You are aware that anytime you go out you can visualise putting on this cloak and it will surround you in healing energy and offer protection wherever you go. If you forget to visualise it before you go out just see yourself in your minds eye putting on the cloak when you feel you need it.

Consider for today:

I heard the following quote this morning and thought it was a good phrase to meditate on today:

'If we all sang the very same note, there would be no song'

Difference is beautiful, it's a celebration of God's creativity, of our own creativity. Diversity enables us to follow our own individual path, feeling celebration in our hearts that we are unique and special in every way.

No two people will feel how I feel at any one time,
No two people will see what I see,
No two people will walk this earth on the very same path.
However,
we can share our experiences and be uplifted by the multi-coloured shades of life and love.

More Reiki reads:

Thank you to Amanda for letting me know about 'The Reiki Digest'. This is a blog for Reiki practitioners providing a free newsletter delivered by email every week. The web address is http://reikidigest.blogspot.com/ have a look and see what you think. If anyone else knows of any other Reiki sites or information you'd like to share let me know and we'll make sure it's included in the next Reiki News and Views newsletter.

Healing for plants

Hi there, I'm an avid collector of orchids and love them all dearly. They inspire me and bring great joy.

Whenever I've given my plants Reiki I've felt that they really enjoyed it and recenlty decided to see what would happen if I chose two specifically to give Reiki to every day. I've been doing it for about 3 weeks and each of the plants that I've been working on has got a new leaf growing from its centre. It may be coincidence but I prefer to think that they're responding to the attention that I'm giving them and to the Reiki that they're recieving.

When I give Reiki to each of them I send love and stroke the leaves.
I hold the pot and send Reiki through this too. It's a wonderful process which I feel has a huge benefit on the plants.

Other ways I've used Reiki for plants, seeds and gardening:

1. Reiki the hole in the ground where you are about to plant a new plant or scatter seeds. In addition sometimes it's just nice to say a little prayer, to bless the soil and to remember the rain and sunshine that will encourage the plant to grow.


2. Give Reiki to seeds before they're planted. Using the distant healing symbol helps to send reiki to the future health and wellbeing of the plant.


3. Reiki the water you use to feed the plants.


4. Give Reiki to the compost you'll use for your plants.


5. When I'm away from home I send Reiki to my garden and my indoor plants so that I know they'll thrive when I'm away.


6. Put pictures of the symbols under your plant pots.


7. Paint pictures of the Reiki symbols on to plant pots if you want.


8. Give Reiki to the water used in a spray bottle to mist the plants.


9. Reiki plant food before you add it to plant water.

Try these things for yourself and see what results you get. Let me know how you get on!