i think today will exhaust me. but all in good ways.
at 1:00 i am going to try out a free yoga class for cancer patients at a yoga studio near my house.
then at 3:30 i'm going to go wig and scarf shopping with my friend melissa.
then at 6:00 i'm going to have my first ever reiki session. one of eric's coworkers is trained in reiki (pronouced RAY-key, also known as healing touch) and she wants to help me heal my body. reiki has been described to me as having the same goals as acupuncture. both believe in the chi as the life force moving through your body. what happens when someone is sick or needs healing is that something is messed up in the way the life force is traveling through their body. so the healing touch can feel this energy, assess it, and try to help it move in the right way. at least that's as far as i understand it now.
so, today, meriku (eric's coworker) is going to try it on me for the first time. she told me that she's been doing long distance reiki on me for a while now. apparently with long distance reiki, you can focus on a specific someone and send them healing energy. meriku said from what she's done so far, she feels that i have a strong constitution. that my body is very good at healing. she also said that on monday she was doing a long distance reiki session with me about my hair...telling me that hair has karmic energy in it and sometimes it's good to get rid of it all to start fresh. she had this session with me the morning my hair started falling out. apparently a lot of people who do reiki tend to be extremely intuitive.
anyway. i'm very excited for today. should be a healing, informative, good day.
(and yes, my hair continues to fall out in the shower. and i continue to freak out. and i continue to be in a bit of denial even though i'm going wig shopping.)
This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
As an unexpected visitor.
Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they're a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture,
still treat each guest honorably.
He may be clearing you out
for some new delight.
The dark thought, the shame, the malice,
meet them at the door laughing,
and invite them in.
Be grateful for whoever comes,
because each has been sent
as a guide from beyond.
-Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi 1207-1273, written in 1230
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4 comments:
Meghan,
Reiki is wonderful! I'm so glad you're going to experience this. Your words sound very upbeat and positive. As for the hair, your beautiful face will be more evident than ever! Listen to that song by India.
I took an incredible course at UMass when I was there (ages and ages ago it seems) called "the Biology of Cancer and AIDS". It was one of the most popular courses on campus partly because the instructor was so cool, partly because AIDS had just become mainstream and partly because the guest speakers this instructor had in to speak to us were more along the holistic, spiritual or eastern lines of medicine and were so impactful.
Anyway - the bottom line of the course was: as physical, biological and tangible things like cancer and AIDS are, significant identification and healing of these diseases can and do come from more spiritual, psychological and holistic realms.
We were presented evidence of this over and over in the course with people coming in and telling their story of the benefits of positive thinking, meditation, visioning, laughter, psychic intervention, etc.
There is a strength and credibility of eastern medicine (chi manipulation, massage therapy, reflexology, acupuncture, etc.) spirituality and positive thinking and meditation that cannot be denied.
If long distance positive thinking does indeed help, then you should be cured in no time with all thelove pouring in from your family and friends. We'll keep at it.
Love you Love you.
- J
DearestMeggie,
I'm so glad to read of all the positive, health-focused thinking and doing you have been pursuing. And I'll be interested in hearing how the reiki goes for you. Just think how much your knowledge and experiences are expanding in unforeseen and--in many respects--positive ways. (Well, not the hair part.)
Really looking forward to being with you next week and to carrying on the high standard of care established by Patrick. (I won't mind being with my sweet boy Eric, either!)
Love,
sandy :-)
Hey, Thanks so much for coming up this past weekend...it was great to see you!
Dont worry to much about the hair loss as it will come back again, but I do under stand the shock of it all. My hair will not come back again....I really hope it is not a Karma thing, if it is then I should have a lot more hair than I do! Unless my Karma is shot, oh well, now I'm starting to worry about my Karma! Regardless, we are here for you, I think now is a perfect time for you to try out being a blonde, just keep your smarts about ya!
all the best, Lynel
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