[humanser] Sharing

Wed Jan 28 21:46:27 UTC 2015

Really interesting and useful for therapists!  Only thing: If you're
planning to publish it somewhere or write an article, you might want
to use grammar check.  I noticed a few errors.

Serena

On 1/28/15, Dennis R. Sumlin via humanser <humanser at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> This is very interesting.  As a coach, I work with clients on some of these
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> issues.  Thanks for sharing.  Number 2 is a great point.  That is a tough
> one for people to get.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gerardo Corripio via humanser
> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 1:15 PM
> To: Human Services Mailing List
> Subject: [humanser] Sharing
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>   HI guys
> Yes I know this isn't a writer's list but anyway what do you think? I
> share in part because of the nature of the list being HumanServices:
> Life Lessons from Reiki
>
> Reiki, as defined by Wikipedia, is "a natural alignment system that uses
> unproven "universal life energy" to treat diseases and physical, mental
> and emotional imbalances." Unproven? Really?
> Anyway Reiki is Universal energy, either transfered via the therapist's
> hands, or via long-distance, depending the degree or level, of Reiki one
> has studied; as seen above, Reiki balances (or shall we say for the
> skeptics, it attempts to balance) the whole self (physical,
> Psychological/emocional/spiritual); either when does gives Reiki
> oneself, or receives a session, the effect of calmness/relaxation in
> some, from the first session or treatment, is like nothing they've felt
> in a long time!; while in others, it takes several sessions or
> treatments to achieve. This level of relaxation/calmness in part, is
> because of Reiki's goals to reestablish the body's natural rhythms,
> symcronizations that with time, and especially with all the daily
> stress, gets blocked, thus permits our bodies, in all its levels as
> stated above, to begin the process of homeostasis.
> Sometimes life with a seeing/hearing disability, can be tough,
> especially when one doesn't seem to feel belonging, or finding his or
> her nitch in the world, thus Reiki, almost ten years, after my first
> Reiki Initialization, has taught some very valuable life-long lessons
> I'd like to share with you the reader:
>
> 1.-Don't worry! One of the Reiki Precepts states "Just for today, I will
> not worry. Although worry is not always a negative phenomena, endless
> worries may fill one's head, and each one bores a small hole in one's
> body and soul. Letting go of worry, brings healing into the Body." Sound
> familiar? how many times have you worried about something to death,
> hampering your everyday life, enjoying precious moments with
> family/friends? Since I've done Reiki, though I'll be honest saying I
> worry like everyone else, but I've tried to not to let it bore me down,
> thus (and yes I know it's a very hard concept to understand) I let Reiki
> work things out in its own way, as long as it benefits all involved.
> Here's a phrase that illustrates this "I let go of the negative; I'm
> waiting to see what will happen best in my life; The right circumstances
> and experiences happen".
>
> 2.-Why didn't it happen like I'd liked? This ties in to what I stated
> above; sometimes we'd like for things to happen a certain way, thus
> doing Reiki with the assumption, that things will happen like we want
> them; how many times do you find yourself (maybe unconsciously) while
> giving yourself Reiki, or to better understand the analogy, praying,
> talking with God saying "Please help me to get a Scholarship for my
> son's college education"; X or Y circumstances end up you not getting
> the scholarship, and the forever familiar lethany of "Reiki doesn't
> work", or "God doesn't listen to me"! This isn't how the Universe is
> designed! Reiki has helped me understand this principal: Reiki, the
> Universe, God or whatever you want to call it, knows what's best for all
> involved; yes as I stated above, a very hard concept to
> grasp,/understand but... I guess life can throw us very pleasant surprises!
>
> 3.-What a surprise! Especially when things originally planned go awry,
> Reiki has a way of turning things around, or even worse/better
> (depending on how one sees things), get out of our life the distressing
> one, and replace it with something much much better, that changes one's
> life forever! This is how Reiki came into my life; I'd had to drop out
> of a graduate program that didn't fulfill my expectations, feeling
> depressed/down during the days/weeks after, and I found out of Reiki,
> that a class was about to start, and the rest is history! and by the
> way, Reiki has changed my life in ways never thought of before!
>
> 4.-I wish: Since back in around 2003 or so, when I first got familiar
> with Brian Weis's workings of via hypnosis, regress one to other lives,
> part of me wanted to do something similar, but circumstances didn't
> present themselves, without me realizing it until time after, without
> expecting it!; nhearly five or six years later, but it happend! Some
> other little things have happened in this way too. So Reiki has this way
> of sometimes without realizing it at that moment, fulfilling some of our
> most-desired (or sometimes spontanious) wishes! There's this saying I
> really like that says, that illustrates this paragraph, "What is
> destined for you, sooner or later comes into your life."; another one
> "Good things are slow in coming, because what comes easy ... easy goes";
> or this other one "Sometimes the key is to give time time, it takes care
> to put everything in place. ".
>
> 5.-Let's return to another of Reiki's precepts "Just for today, I will
> be grateful.
> Be grateful from your hart inward. Inner intention is the important
> element in this principle. Simple things as thanks, forgiveness, smile,
> good words, gratitude can improve others life and make them happy", and
> I hasten to add, make our own lives happier! Yes I understand, how
> especially if things haven't happened as you'd have liked, it's very
> hard to be appreciative! but things happen, as stated above, for a
> reason that maybe at the time of the disappointment, we don't
> understand, but that in the long-run, benefits all involved! sometimes
> in ways we even ourselves never quite grasp!
> So how to apply this principle? Appreciate every little thing; from
> being able to breath/walk, fend for oneself; the food you eat (going as
> far as to appreciate the people who grew the seeds, harvested, the
> person who drove the trailer to the store, who stocked, who bought,
> cooked, you get the idea". Do it for some time, and it'll become a
> habbit! Another example, if you travel via plane, bus or whatever mode
> of transportation, appreciate the people who built the vehicle, who is
> driving, etc; I'll bore if I put more examples, but you get the idea.
> So appreciate/feel gratitude, and you'll begin to feel different! It'll
> take time, but you'll remember me when you begin to see subtle changes!
>
> Reiki has definitely been a blessing! Very important life-long lessons
> have been learned, and surely will continue to be learned over the years
> to follow! So what do you think of the initial statement of "Reiki being
> an unproven method of realigning the self? Judge for yourselves!
>
> --
> No me da miedo mañana, porque he visto ayer y me encanta hoy.
> Enviado desde mi lap
> Gerardo J Corripio Flores Psicólogo, Terapéuta Reiki
> Saludos desde Tampico, Tamaulipas México
>
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