Meredith Kendall's Blog, page 23
February 26, 2016
Being an introvert
Some days it feels like there's a fine line between introversion and autism.
February 21, 2016
Insight
Health is the expansion of consciousness, or insight, according to nurse theorist Margaret Newman.
"Insight and love, they are the same. Insight brings love, and love is not possible without insight..." Thich Nhat Hanh.
Insight, understanding, health, love; they are the same.
"Insight and love, they are the same. Insight brings love, and love is not possible without insight..." Thich Nhat Hanh.
Insight, understanding, health, love; they are the same.
February 20, 2016
Reiki class
was in a bright yellow house in the Maine woods. Off the turnpike, down this road then that, curvy hilly roads past houses and churches, down a wrinkled dirt road, there.
The house was built in the 1770s. The living room ceiling was hand-hewn beams and 2-foot wide boards. Maybe 3; they were wide. The floors dipped. There were beautiful things everywhere. Lots of colored glass, plants, shells, and a sleepy cat. There were two horses wandering the fields outside: one white, one brown.
We had Reiki class. Some talking, some hands-on, some breaks for tea and brownies. The sun came out and it was 50 degrees, so we did Reiju outside at the picnic table.
One lady said she saw a white spot on my left shoulder. "That's my guide," I told her. My angel is above, and my grandmother is on my right shoulder.
They felt tingling and pulsations in their hands.
I wore a grey dress with grey tights and socks. I felt like a little Quaker lady teaching my Quaker Reiki: plain and simple. Just plain Reiki.
The house was built in the 1770s. The living room ceiling was hand-hewn beams and 2-foot wide boards. Maybe 3; they were wide. The floors dipped. There were beautiful things everywhere. Lots of colored glass, plants, shells, and a sleepy cat. There were two horses wandering the fields outside: one white, one brown.
We had Reiki class. Some talking, some hands-on, some breaks for tea and brownies. The sun came out and it was 50 degrees, so we did Reiju outside at the picnic table.
One lady said she saw a white spot on my left shoulder. "That's my guide," I told her. My angel is above, and my grandmother is on my right shoulder.
They felt tingling and pulsations in their hands.
I wore a grey dress with grey tights and socks. I felt like a little Quaker lady teaching my Quaker Reiki: plain and simple. Just plain Reiki.
February 19, 2016
autonomy mastery purpose
these are the factors that motivate people, according to Daniel Pink.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdzHg...
I'm thinking of my nursing students. Motivate them, then watch in amazement as they create interventions that will facilitate health.
Drive, the suprising truth about what motivates us. Daniel Pink.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdzHg...
I'm thinking of my nursing students. Motivate them, then watch in amazement as they create interventions that will facilitate health.
Drive, the suprising truth about what motivates us. Daniel Pink.
Teaching Reiki
Get in the flow.
Just let go.
Breathe.
Love.
Just let go.
Breathe.
Love.
February 16, 2016
Thich Nhat Hanh
I've been reading a lot of Thich Nhat Hanh lately: stories and words.
Here's a thing.
Truth
Truth is lost in words,
Truth is beyond words...
Truth isn't something to search and discover.
It's already there.
Thich Nhat Hanh, Nowhere to Go
Here's a thing.
Truth
Truth is lost in words,
Truth is beyond words...
Truth isn't something to search and discover.
It's already there.
Thich Nhat Hanh, Nowhere to Go
February 14, 2016
third eye
I shared Reiki recently. Afterwards the young woman sat up and began to cry.
"You opened my third eye. It used to be open when I was little, but I tried to tell people and no one believed me. So it's been closed. Now it's open again. It feels good.... Can you see the energy of objects? I think I can.
And I saw colors. When you started, everything was dark. Then it was green. Then blue, then yellow, then green again."
"You opened my third eye. It used to be open when I was little, but I tried to tell people and no one believed me. So it's been closed. Now it's open again. It feels good.... Can you see the energy of objects? I think I can.
And I saw colors. When you started, everything was dark. Then it was green. Then blue, then yellow, then green again."
just for today: don't worry
How lucky I am to be old.
I don't worry like I used to. Two beliefs helped me shift:
1) I submit to the will of my higher self/the universe/source/the creator
2) All shall be well and all shall be well and all manner of things shall be well ~ Julian of Norwich
I don't worry like I used to. Two beliefs helped me shift:
1) I submit to the will of my higher self/the universe/source/the creator
2) All shall be well and all shall be well and all manner of things shall be well ~ Julian of Norwich
February 6, 2016
cytokines and cortisol
optimism and gratitude decrease production and distribution of cytokines and cortisol, those chemical clarions of stress which are associated with corrosion and destruction. So be glad. Be grateful. Be Reiki.
