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We have had an urgent request to do another Level I and II Reiki workshop, we can only fit in during the week. it is a residential workshop at our venue in the nature reserve near Lanseria. Dates: Tuesday 12 - Wednesday 13 July if you would like to attend Book here. 

Letting Go of Worry

Dear friends,
Today I write about the second Reiki Principle in the hope that it will help you let go of this self-defeating habit. 
May love light your way always
Christine

Just for today I will not worry 
Worrying is a habit that we often inherit from our parents, for many it has the mistaken connotation of being a caring person. i.e. a caring parent worries about his child... and this misconception has been handed down for generations. 

Worry is praying for what you don't want!                 
Your thoughts and  feelings are energy and what you focus on you energize and create your reality. Worry is never related to positive outcomes, it is based on fear of the future of the unknown and the imaginings of dramas and catastrophes and all sorts of negative outcomes. With excessive worrying your mind goes in overdrive as you constantly focus on what might happen. 

Worrying affects your health.
Worry can make you feel uneasy, sad, depressed, anxious, or frightened and these affect your physiology, so you might experience a faster heartbeat, sweaty palms, or a tension headache, indigestion and constant worrying stresses the body and can lower your immune system, making you more vulnerable to illness. 

"I am so stressed" has become a common statement in our world, this soul destroying state of being stems from a lack of  understanding of who we are and what we are capable of as well as from failing to honor our values and respect our boundaries. Sadly instead of addressing the cause of the problem, the majority of people resort to medication or give in to addictions in order to cope with life. 

Worrying robs us of our peace of mind, stops us from being present to the wonder of life and the excitement of building our dreams. It's a waste of time 90% of the things we worry about never happens! It is the most energy sapping, dispiriting habit we can entertain. 

"I'd rather be optimistic and wrong than pessimistic and right." - Elon Musk
Wouldn't you rather imagine the life you want, plan for what you want and go out there making it happen; instead of spending hours agonizing about what if situations and being paralyzed by anxiety? 

You can change your programing! Your beliefs and assumptions create your reality, your perception of the world you live in. When you catch yourself worrying, listen carefully to your inner dialogue, does it reflect your parents, teachers, the media's opinions, concepts and beliefs? Does this interpretation of life serve you, does it make you happy? You don’t have to keep thinking the same way, you have freewill you are an intelligent being you have your unique perspective on life and you deserve to be happy and at peace.  

Are you willing and ready to reclaim responsibility for your life?

• Understand that you are not a victim of life but the creator of your reality, no matter what the outer circumstances you are responsible for your feelings and emotions and capable of choosing your beliefs thoughts, and change your perspective. 
• Acknowledge your addiction to drama and examine what beliefs about yourself and life this addiction reinforces?  Replace them with empowering ones.
• Ask yourself: is what I am concerned about a real or imagined issue? If it is real: What can I do about it?  If there is something you can do attend to this, if it is not in your power, let it go. You are not the manager of the universe, trust that everything is working perfectly, understand that you do not have the whole picture.
• Use your imagination to create that which you want instead of what you dread. 
• Write down your desires and goals as positive affirmations, place the peace on paper between you hands and energize it with Reiki or love for the highest good of all. 
• Meditate, ask for guidance, surrender to higher power. 
• Have faith that there is a greater intelligence that will show up when you need it.

We have been gifted with an imaginative mind and freewill. Our true nature is creative, courageous, resourceful, loving, playful and free. We only have a brief magical moment in this body, to explore the mystery of who we are and experience the miracle of co-creation.  

It is only when we go beyond the limitations, we unconsciously create for ourselves and live our life to the fullest that our life become joyful and meaningful.

When we acknowledge that we are creative expressions of the abundance of the universe and allow ourselves to imagine the life we aspire to and are willing to create it, the universe conspires to make our dream come true.

First we need to ask ourselves some important questions:

• Whose life am I living, am I living a life scripted by others?
• Have I relinquished my creative power and allowed myself to become a victim of the media?
• Last but not least, Charles Bukowski poses a very important question:

"Can you remember who you were, before the world told you who you should be?"

We look forward to working with you
David