Meredith Kendall's Blog, page 77
February 21, 2013
Touch?
or no touch?
Which do you prefer. Reiki practitioners can work directly on the body, or in the field, a few inches away from the surface of the body.
Different sensations, same intention. Your thoughts?
Which do you prefer. Reiki practitioners can work directly on the body, or in the field, a few inches away from the surface of the body.
Different sensations, same intention. Your thoughts?
February 18, 2013
Reiki Stories
was offline for a few days. Some sort of glitch in the world of publishing. It's back and available. See? Click on the picture on the right. Thanks.
wind
There's a hurricane out at sea, Level 2 Hurricane. We're feeling the wind here, half an hour from the coast. Ripping winds that rattle the windows and send drafts across my floors. I go out to shovel snow. Blasting wind sweeps my hair around and pulls the breath from my lungs. I see whirling vertigos of snow, little tornadoes sweep across parking lots and driveways.
The sky is blue and the sun blazing, but the wind. The giant swirl of wind.
The sky is blue and the sun blazing, but the wind. The giant swirl of wind.
ugly
"If it looks ugly on the hanger, it'll look good on your body," said a young woman to her young man.
Overheard as I was shopping for work clothes today.
Overheard as I was shopping for work clothes today.
February 17, 2013
snowing
Getting my wish, it's snowing. But there are hurricane-force winds too. So a good day to be inside watching the swirling white and heaving branches.
February 12, 2013
over
joyed at the prospect of winter vacation next week. I hope it snows every day. I want to go snowshoeing, skiing, skating, and sliding.
February 9, 2013
blizzard
The ice crystals felt like broken glass on my face so I turned my back to the wind. The drifts were 4 feet deep, up to my thighs, and I waded through to reach the snow scoop. I scooped the snow off the deck, dumping it in the backyard. The wind picked it up and spread it back on the deck.
The snow came sideways, up the hill. It felt like the North Pole, with the wind blasting cold and full of snow. The wind scoured the roofs clean, dumping snow in front of doors and finding tiny cracks around storm windows- filling windows with snow and glazing the surface with a kaleidoscope of lacy crystals.
The snow came sideways, up the hill. It felt like the North Pole, with the wind blasting cold and full of snow. The wind scoured the roofs clean, dumping snow in front of doors and finding tiny cracks around storm windows- filling windows with snow and glazing the surface with a kaleidoscope of lacy crystals.
February 7, 2013
nailed
Good news: had a great day teaching and a laughing, and a productive planning meeting with my boss.
Bad news: walked outside and it was cold; a biting breath-taking cold wind.
Good news: going home to relax after a long day.
Bad news: oh, look at that. A flat tire. urgh. Must drive to tire place and plunk down mucho buckos for new tire.
Good news: a gas station around the corner, air is $1; filled tire. Drove to tire place.
More good news: no line. Got right in. Sat and graded papers.
Bad news: it was cold in there and smelled like tires. I got chilled.
Best news: they fixed my tire for free. There was a nail in the tire. I drove over a nail, got to stop doing that.
Bad news: walked outside and it was cold; a biting breath-taking cold wind.
Good news: going home to relax after a long day.
Bad news: oh, look at that. A flat tire. urgh. Must drive to tire place and plunk down mucho buckos for new tire.
Good news: a gas station around the corner, air is $1; filled tire. Drove to tire place.
More good news: no line. Got right in. Sat and graded papers.
Bad news: it was cold in there and smelled like tires. I got chilled.
Best news: they fixed my tire for free. There was a nail in the tire. I drove over a nail, got to stop doing that.
February 5, 2013
witchcraft
was in the email I received today.
Evaluations from a recent talk. One member of the audience, in reaction to my presentation, wrote simply, "witchcraft."
Should I take it as a compliment? I'd like to. I don't think it was meant as a compliment.
How strange. It was a stripped-down, medically-oriented, factual PowerPoint presentation on Reiki. There were quotes from Pamela Miles and summaries of research studies. There were photos of Usui, Hayashi, and Takata. There was a cute pic of a chihuahua getting Reiki: most people chuckled. There were objectives and references; it was scholarly.
I don't understand.
I never do, when I intend to help people and someone reacts with hostile negativity. I try to help people achieve their best health, without being pushy. I try to be as healthy as I possibly can. I ate kale today!
I wonder which part of the presentation triggered this response. I wonder what "witchcraft" means to this person. I wonder.
Evaluations from a recent talk. One member of the audience, in reaction to my presentation, wrote simply, "witchcraft."
Should I take it as a compliment? I'd like to. I don't think it was meant as a compliment.
How strange. It was a stripped-down, medically-oriented, factual PowerPoint presentation on Reiki. There were quotes from Pamela Miles and summaries of research studies. There were photos of Usui, Hayashi, and Takata. There was a cute pic of a chihuahua getting Reiki: most people chuckled. There were objectives and references; it was scholarly.
I don't understand.
I never do, when I intend to help people and someone reacts with hostile negativity. I try to help people achieve their best health, without being pushy. I try to be as healthy as I possibly can. I ate kale today!
I wonder which part of the presentation triggered this response. I wonder what "witchcraft" means to this person. I wonder.
February 4, 2013
JOY
JOY: what is. SORROW: what isn't.
That's what guitarist Chuck Foster said at Kirtan on Saturday evening. He heard it from someone else, he said.
That's what guitarist Chuck Foster said at Kirtan on Saturday evening. He heard it from someone else, he said.
