Meredith Kendall's Blog, page 39
October 10, 2014
orchard
Sat on Betsy & Dave's deck on an autumn afternoon.
The sun shone and the breeze blew through maple, popple, and pine on my left. Apple trees on my right. Like I was in an orchard. Blue sky, white cotton clouds.
We sipped green tea and nibbled on her blueberry muffins: crisp and sugary on the outside, warm and crumbly inside. Tart wild berries.
The sun shone and the breeze blew through maple, popple, and pine on my left. Apple trees on my right. Like I was in an orchard. Blue sky, white cotton clouds.
We sipped green tea and nibbled on her blueberry muffins: crisp and sugary on the outside, warm and crumbly inside. Tart wild berries.
October 6, 2014
Amethyst Health
If you search amethyst health.... you'll be guided here.
Amethysts represent the search for higher meaning: the search for enlightenment, improved health. They are purple quartz. They magnify energy.
Health, the expansion of consciousness, according to nurse theorist Margaret Newman. Health as an "ah ha!" moment. Health as insight.
Purple insights.
Amethysts represent the search for higher meaning: the search for enlightenment, improved health. They are purple quartz. They magnify energy.
Health, the expansion of consciousness, according to nurse theorist Margaret Newman. Health as an "ah ha!" moment. Health as insight.
Purple insights.
family comes first
You may not see it, me working 50-70 hours/week. You might think I value work first. Well, I do have a full-time (50+ hours/week) and 3 part-time jobs. Yes, I work a lot. I like to keep busy and connected.
I volunteer too. Usually around 100 hours/ year. I share Reiki, manage a Reiki team, serve on a board, and participate in regional integrative health meetings. That busy and connected thing again.
Manage a home, garden, blah blah blah. Would love to have a cook, gardener, secretary, valet, and personal trainer. Alas.
Friends. So important to my soul and happiness.
But if you asked, I'd say I put family first. They're grown and independent. They have significant others, jobs, hobbies, friends, homes. But my sons come first. They always will. And now a grandson. Dear daughters (in-law). Cousins, siblings, parent, aunties, uncle, nephews and nieces...
Family first.
I volunteer too. Usually around 100 hours/ year. I share Reiki, manage a Reiki team, serve on a board, and participate in regional integrative health meetings. That busy and connected thing again.
Manage a home, garden, blah blah blah. Would love to have a cook, gardener, secretary, valet, and personal trainer. Alas.
Friends. So important to my soul and happiness.
But if you asked, I'd say I put family first. They're grown and independent. They have significant others, jobs, hobbies, friends, homes. But my sons come first. They always will. And now a grandson. Dear daughters (in-law). Cousins, siblings, parent, aunties, uncle, nephews and nieces...
Family first.
weeping angels
I don't know about you, but Dr Who has kind of ruined angel statues for me.
Reiki Stories
donating a signed copy of Reiki Stories to the local United Way. This worthy organization helps those who need a hand.
My son needed a hand for a while. He used to thank me apologetically and I used to tell him, "You're just a man who needs a hand. I can help." Now he's a man who provides for his family; he's responsible and kind.
I hope my donation will help a man who needs a hand.
My son needed a hand for a while. He used to thank me apologetically and I used to tell him, "You're just a man who needs a hand. I can help." Now he's a man who provides for his family; he's responsible and kind.
I hope my donation will help a man who needs a hand.
October 3, 2014
let's all
be kinder, gentler.
A former co-worker (MC) said once, "We could all use a little more grace."
Is it fatigue or low self-esteem that causes some to be heartless? To play the blame/shame game?
Please take care of yourself, so you can take better care of others. Please be kind. You have a problem with another person's behaviors or statements? Take the time to listen. You might change your mind.
That's my rant for today. Thank you.
A former co-worker (MC) said once, "We could all use a little more grace."
Is it fatigue or low self-esteem that causes some to be heartless? To play the blame/shame game?
Please take care of yourself, so you can take better care of others. Please be kind. You have a problem with another person's behaviors or statements? Take the time to listen. You might change your mind.
That's my rant for today. Thank you.
September 29, 2014
toilet
Because I am so handy I have a new toilet seat.
Why the splurge? Why the filthy effort? It was just time, that's all.
$10, one large flat screwdriver, several bleach wipes - - > gleaming new molded wood painted white toilet seat.
Why the splurge? Why the filthy effort? It was just time, that's all.
$10, one large flat screwdriver, several bleach wipes - - > gleaming new molded wood painted white toilet seat.
state of the garden
Worked and volunteered about 70 hours last week, neglected the garden.
Went to the coffee shop this morning for good coffee and a leisurely sit with the newspaper. Read about what I did over the weekend: our big annual fundraiser. I spent 30 hours in a Reiki and massage tent on an island park. The river, fall foliage, beautiful old brick mills, and tons of enthusiastic people.
Went grocery shopping, did laundry & dishes, graded student essays, answered emails. Steamed garden potatoes and carrots for breakfast, melted cheese & fried egg on top.
The garden. Just came in from inspecting, tending, and being tended. Picked a mess of pole beans. A little frost there wouldn't be unwelcome. Eggplant, tomatoes, and carrots still growing. Basil and cilantro have gone by. The raspberries are flowering again, and full of bumblebees. Doubt we have enough days for them to mature, still, nice.
The pussy-willow tree is shot through with purple morning glories. Quite a sight.
The artichoke thrives.
Went to the coffee shop this morning for good coffee and a leisurely sit with the newspaper. Read about what I did over the weekend: our big annual fundraiser. I spent 30 hours in a Reiki and massage tent on an island park. The river, fall foliage, beautiful old brick mills, and tons of enthusiastic people.
Went grocery shopping, did laundry & dishes, graded student essays, answered emails. Steamed garden potatoes and carrots for breakfast, melted cheese & fried egg on top.
The garden. Just came in from inspecting, tending, and being tended. Picked a mess of pole beans. A little frost there wouldn't be unwelcome. Eggplant, tomatoes, and carrots still growing. Basil and cilantro have gone by. The raspberries are flowering again, and full of bumblebees. Doubt we have enough days for them to mature, still, nice.
The pussy-willow tree is shot through with purple morning glories. Quite a sight.
The artichoke thrives.
September 22, 2014
Catholic bishops
Reiki students are still discovering and puzzling over the Catholic bishops' denouncement of Reiki. Old news to some, new news to others. A student found mention of it in an old newspaper article. Here's my response to the student's post.
I went to the source you cited, and found a newspaper article with lots of errors about Reiki. Some of the Reiki errors, and my responses:1) "There are zones, according to Reiki, known in Sanskrit, as Chakras" (Leggett, 2009).
Chakras are yoga, not Reiki.2) "Reiki means Universal Life Force Energy. That energy supposedly passes from Master to Student and from Master to Patient, " (Leggtt, 2009). I don't believe the energy passes from teacher to student, I believe the energy is everywhere, all around us, and the teacher helps the student identify and access the energy. I believe the same re energy between practitioner and client.
3) "It is known as Energy Healing for the life force within you. If your life force is out of balance, the life force needs to be balanced." (Leggett, 2009).
I don't understand how that means, as you concluded, "I find it interesting that if ones 'life force' was out of balance that they wouldn't be able to have Reiki done on them." I don't think that's what the writer was trying to convey.4) I do agree with the writer (Leggett, 2009), that there are many confusing websites and much misinformation about Reiki. That's one reason I teach this class. I want to teach you how to discern what is a reputable source and what is not. Was this newspaper article a reputable source?
I want to teach you about the Reiki myths, and how to separate truth from fiction. I want to teach you how to do plain simple Reiki, and not Reiki mixed with other modalities. As you research Reiki, try to tell the difference between a good source and a source full of errors.
5) You're confused about the term, "lifesource." Do you think "lifesource" could mean something like "spirit" or "soul?"Thank you.ReferenceLeggett, M. (2009, June 24). The Reiki Controversy with The US Roman Catholic Bishops. examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/article/the-reiki-controversy-with-the-us-roman-catholic-bishops
I went to the source you cited, and found a newspaper article with lots of errors about Reiki. Some of the Reiki errors, and my responses:1) "There are zones, according to Reiki, known in Sanskrit, as Chakras" (Leggett, 2009).
Chakras are yoga, not Reiki.2) "Reiki means Universal Life Force Energy. That energy supposedly passes from Master to Student and from Master to Patient, " (Leggtt, 2009). I don't believe the energy passes from teacher to student, I believe the energy is everywhere, all around us, and the teacher helps the student identify and access the energy. I believe the same re energy between practitioner and client.
3) "It is known as Energy Healing for the life force within you. If your life force is out of balance, the life force needs to be balanced." (Leggett, 2009).
I don't understand how that means, as you concluded, "I find it interesting that if ones 'life force' was out of balance that they wouldn't be able to have Reiki done on them." I don't think that's what the writer was trying to convey.4) I do agree with the writer (Leggett, 2009), that there are many confusing websites and much misinformation about Reiki. That's one reason I teach this class. I want to teach you how to discern what is a reputable source and what is not. Was this newspaper article a reputable source?
I want to teach you about the Reiki myths, and how to separate truth from fiction. I want to teach you how to do plain simple Reiki, and not Reiki mixed with other modalities. As you research Reiki, try to tell the difference between a good source and a source full of errors.
5) You're confused about the term, "lifesource." Do you think "lifesource" could mean something like "spirit" or "soul?"Thank you.ReferenceLeggett, M. (2009, June 24). The Reiki Controversy with The US Roman Catholic Bishops. examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/article/the-reiki-controversy-with-the-us-roman-catholic-bishops
bad egg
One bad apple spoils the whole bunch. What about one bad egg? And what about the whole good-bad polarity?
Many people these days ascribe to a unified theory: there is no good or bad. All just is. All is one. We dabble in the so-called "bad" to better see our path to "good." It's all part of the human experience, steps on our paths to enlightenment, to one-ness.
This morning I made a big pot of chai tea and fried up some leftover roasted eggplant, carrots, and tofu. Breakfast smelled good and I was hungry; hadn't eaten since lunch at the fair yesterday. My stomach rumbled as I sipped the hot tea.
I got out a box of eggs, purchased at the farmer's market: free range happy chickens. No cages. Fresh. I cracked two eggs and dropped them onto the hot eggplant fry-up.
I smelled a bad smell. Surely I was imagining things. Sniffed the air. Where? I sniffed the pan: bad smell. Can eggs be bad? I dug in the compost for the shells. One was stained black, stuck with sticky yellow, and smelled foul. I just wrote "foul."
Tossed entire breakfast into the compost. Started over: now for something completely different. Had a raspberry and honey smoothie. Frozen raspberries from the garden, yogurt, spring water, honey from Maine Honeybee. Blended together. Fresh crisp one-ness.
Many people these days ascribe to a unified theory: there is no good or bad. All just is. All is one. We dabble in the so-called "bad" to better see our path to "good." It's all part of the human experience, steps on our paths to enlightenment, to one-ness.
This morning I made a big pot of chai tea and fried up some leftover roasted eggplant, carrots, and tofu. Breakfast smelled good and I was hungry; hadn't eaten since lunch at the fair yesterday. My stomach rumbled as I sipped the hot tea.
I got out a box of eggs, purchased at the farmer's market: free range happy chickens. No cages. Fresh. I cracked two eggs and dropped them onto the hot eggplant fry-up.
I smelled a bad smell. Surely I was imagining things. Sniffed the air. Where? I sniffed the pan: bad smell. Can eggs be bad? I dug in the compost for the shells. One was stained black, stuck with sticky yellow, and smelled foul. I just wrote "foul."
Tossed entire breakfast into the compost. Started over: now for something completely different. Had a raspberry and honey smoothie. Frozen raspberries from the garden, yogurt, spring water, honey from Maine Honeybee. Blended together. Fresh crisp one-ness.
