I have to thank my 8-year old daughter Nikki (yes, that’s her pictured) for the inspiration behind this post. It’s amazing how something so simple can carry such profound implications. Allow me to explain…

This afternoon after school my daughter was watching her favorite video (for this month anyway) and had a very tiny little box of candy sitting next to her with which to enjoy the movie. It was smaller than a pack of tic-tacs, with 6 or 7 little candies in it which I’m sure were made of nothing but sugar, but it was the size that made me laugh. Each candy was about half the size of an M&M and were it me, the whole package would’ve been gone in one bite. Toward the end of the end of the movie I came back in and she still had 2 or 3 of them left. She made that little box of candy last throughout the whole movie… and that’s what got me to thinking.

Again, if it were me the whole thing would’ve been devoured in one bite, or even less, since they were those dissolving little candies that didn’t even need the added effort of chewing for them to be made gone. That’s when it struck me, about how many Reiki books, exercises and learnings I’ve devoured over the years that I might allowed to last and enjoy a bit longer were I not in such a hurry to assimilate the knowledge and move on to the next great thing.

Does this ring true for anyone else?

I know people who savor each and every one of life’s experiences to the absolute fullest, and I know others, like myself, who never seem to take enough time to stop and smell the roses. As with most things, I think a balance is in order. Those that spend too much time sniffing roses will not pack as many experiences into what ultimately amounts to too short of a life while, on the other hand, those that don’t spend enough time will be missing some of the depth that makes life so vibrant.

Reiki Ruts

We develop patterns and routines in our lives that become just the way we do things, and once established form ruts that become more and more difficult to maneuver out of. The deeper the ruts, the more effort it takes to free ourselves from them… difficult, but rarely impossible.

In regard to Reiki, how many such ruts have we dug for ourselves? How many lessons could have been savored a bit more? How many more times being reminded of this will it take for us to do something about it? Even right now… are you savoring this post, or are you scanning it and already on to the next thing?

While life is much too short to waste, it is also too long not to enjoy it as much as we can. So what we can do is to notice the things that are out of balance. Notice what we are skimming too quickly and what we are spending too much time on. Noticing is the first step… once we do we can then do something about it. After all, who doesn’t want a richer, deeper, longer lasting Reiki experience?

For further explanation or discussion, your thoughts are most welcome and highly encouraged, please feel free to comment below!!!