We drove upstate to visit dad today at his new place, Sterling House. It's very nice, very upscale. His apartment is cozy with things my husband brought from the lake house. And nurses are only a button away. Actually there are buttons and pull-cords all around the apartment. I am satisfied that he is safe there. His maids are still coming every day to check on him, run errands, and take him to his radiation treatments.
The ride back home was a little hard for me, the pain is beginning to be a good bit worse and it lasts longer too. I've been receiving reiki once a week for pain management and to prepare for surgery, and at first the effects would last until the next treatment, but now I'm lucky to get three good days out of it. When it became apparent that surgery would be unavoidable my teacher began showing me how to do rieki on myself, and this past Saturday she gave me my first attunement. It was like nothing I've ever experienced before. The little I'd already picked up and had begun practicing with seemed like child's play after the attunement. It was powerful, so much so that I won't go into detail. To the non believers I'd sound like a lunatic, and those who know and do believe, well they may see it as a sort of sacrilege to talk about it. Not that reiki is a religion, it isn't, but I do think it is a very personal experience. To sum it up, I'm very thankful to have this gift to use for my higher good. In the days and weeks to come following the spinal surgery it will be a great comfort, not to mention what it will do to facilitate healing. Am I still apprehensive? A little, sure. But nothing like I was at first. Even before I experienced the physical benefits of reiki I noticed a calmness. I became very clear-minded and knew a powerful desire for what I can only call "right thinking." But I'm saying too much already.
I am peaceful. I am ready.
10:59 p.m. - 2006-05-14
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