Reiki is the practice that changed my life the most when my life was the crappiest.
But there’s another part to the story, possibly the most important part, that I’d like to share with you.
You see, Reiki really did change my life the most – until I stopped doing it.
That’s right; I stopped doing the practice that changed my life. Why?
Well, I got to a point when I was feeling so good, so healthy, so vibrant, and life was so good, that I decided my work was done I didn’t need the practice anymore. So I stopped.
At first, I didn’t notice much difference. Then slowly and gradually the wonderful results I had accumulated started to disappear.
In time, I became sick again. I gained back the weight I had lost. I couldn’t process the emotional hurts I picked up along the way. I became reclusive and lethargic.
It also seemed that my clients intuitively knew that I wasn’t taking care of myself, or walking my talk, and stopped making appointments.
I felt as if I was back at square one.
This is, unfortunately, a common story. It doesn’t matter what the practice is – it could be Reiki, or any kind of spiritual, energetic, or wellness practice – there comes a time when people think they are done; they’ve reached their goal, they feel better than they have done in decades – then they stop whatever it is that brought them their good results.
It’s heartbreaking to watch, and oh so frustrating when you go through it yourself.
It’s the equivalent of getting really dirty, taking several showers to get cleaned up, then thinking you never have to shower again.
Or maybe it’s the equivalent of getting so hungry that you binge eat, then thinking you never have to eat again.
I could go on and on with the analogies.
Do you recognize this destructive pattern in your own life? I hope you don’t because I’d like to save you the pain of this experience.
But if you do recognize this destructive pattern, fear not. Whatever practice you’ve given up on, whether it is Reiki or something else, today is the perfect day to start again – and this time don’t stop.
Louise x
