Have faith?
Yes, that's my students' rewrite of the revered Reiki principle: "do not worry." My students found "worry" too negative. "Plants a negative thought in peoples' minds," they said. They suggested "hope", or "faith" instead.
So I did some reading and research. Some say "hope" is passive, and "faith" is active. Ok, maybe so. But to me, "faith" sounds like religion. Reiki is not a religion.
Reiki is a spiritual practice, a way of life, like yoga. Not like a religion. Reiki embraces people of all religions. One may be a Reiki practitioner, and access one's own personal private faith while sharing Reiki energy. When I teach Reiki classes, I don't ask people about their religion or religious beliefs.
"What, me worry?" Alfred E. Neuman
So today, when I find myself worrying about:
my life, my job, my ability to teach, my future, my 401k,
world hunger, Occupy activists, earthquakes,
the happiness and success of my students,
Fluffernutter's loneliness,
too much snow,
getting enough exercise, enough money, and enough time to maintain friendships...
I remind myself. Just for today, don't worry. Hope. Have faith.
I offer the same to my dear readers. Hope. Have faith.
Please reach out and offer comfort to someone today.
thank you
Yes, that's my students' rewrite of the revered Reiki principle: "do not worry." My students found "worry" too negative. "Plants a negative thought in peoples' minds," they said. They suggested "hope", or "faith" instead.
So I did some reading and research. Some say "hope" is passive, and "faith" is active. Ok, maybe so. But to me, "faith" sounds like religion. Reiki is not a religion.
Reiki is a spiritual practice, a way of life, like yoga. Not like a religion. Reiki embraces people of all religions. One may be a Reiki practitioner, and access one's own personal private faith while sharing Reiki energy. When I teach Reiki classes, I don't ask people about their religion or religious beliefs.
"What, me worry?" Alfred E. Neuman
So today, when I find myself worrying about:
my life, my job, my ability to teach, my future, my 401k,
world hunger, Occupy activists, earthquakes,
the happiness and success of my students,
Fluffernutter's loneliness,
too much snow,
getting enough exercise, enough money, and enough time to maintain friendships...
I remind myself. Just for today, don't worry. Hope. Have faith.
I offer the same to my dear readers. Hope. Have faith.
Please reach out and offer comfort to someone today.
thank you
