Meredith Kendall's Blog, page 46

Reiki from the summerhouse

seemed like a good thing to do after work.

Bundled up, trudged down, sat. Listened to birds and myself. Reconnected with nature, Reiki, and my better self.

Sent Reiki. 

spring sun

gorgeous heat from the sun, but arctic wind. I sat outside in the summerhouse, bundled up in boots, layers, and a warm sweater.

The sun beat in, bliss. Then the wind came, brrrr. Wind chimes played their songs. The mud dried.

I sat in the summerhouse and sent Reiki to my distant client: an emergency rescuer from Napa, California. I felt heat and energy pulse through my body. I felt twinges of pain in my left hip: me or her? I sent. I paged through a magazine: Sedona Journal, I sent more. I kept sending. Reiki.

radon

Second presentation was on radon gas.

Excellent presentation, especially with the lemon cupcakes and caramel marshmallow chocolates. All hand/homemade.

Radon. Odorless, tasteless, and toxic. Maine is high risk, related to our granite foundations. Can cause lung and other cancers.

Cheap test - $20, and easy fix: basement ventilation. Get tested today.

Test kits available at your local home improvement store.

ovarian cancer

Took students to two wonderful presentations today.

First one was ovarian cancer survivors. I learned a lot.

Main symptom is persistent bloating. There may be abdominal pain which radiates to back and/or hip. There may be no symptoms.

Physicians do not routinely screen for ovarian cancer.

If you know a woman who reports persistent bloating, abdominal pain, and fatigue; please urge her to see a gynecological oncologist. You may save a life. Thank you. 

wet-vac

Water is still coming into the basement. There's a sweet little stream going west to south, and a big puddle at the base of the north wall. I guess it's time to haul my tired self out of this comfy chair and get out the wet-vac.

I'll hose up the water and dump it down the basement drain. I'm running a fan and 2 dehumidifiers, but the humidity is holding at 65% down there. Time for the wet-vac.

more rain

so the streams started up again.

Lots of water in the basement. I sweep it to the drain. 

precognition

I had a dream this morning. Woke up and remembered it. Thought, "that was minor, not worth recording." So I didn't write it in my dream journal.

Then the thing happened. The thing I dreamed. I thought, "wow." Thought, "should have recorded that."

Now I don't remember the dream or what happened. 

spring in Maine

is warm, dark, damp, and muddy.

Or bright sun, yellow crocuses and daffodils, and emerging grass.

Spring is floods, the possibility of snow, and hope.

death fears

related to water in the basement. Let's just list them.
* electrocution from fan in standing water
* bleach fumes. (Dumped bleach to kill mold.)
* infection in feet from walking in bleach water
* explosion: electricity plus bleach fumes
* fungal infection in lungs

Sending Reiki now to water, flow, fungus, and bleach fumes in basement.

Nevermind. Just checked. Atmospheric chlorine is less than local swimming pool. Streams are probably diminishing. Feet still attached. Can breathe. Not perceivably electrocuted. All is good. 

gems and minerals

Yes, they're beautiful. Yes, we like to possess them.

But here's my question. Should they stay in the earth? In Gaia? Do they belong there?

Or do they belong on our shelves and in our pockets? On our sandals and handbags?

Are they responsibly harvested? Do they jump to the surface of the earth and say, "Take me home!" or are they blasted out with dynamite, hacked out with metal spikes, chopped, sawed, or clawed?

I'm all about crystals. But I feel guilty. Shouldn't we leave them where they are? Why do we destroy and destruct our planet?