"Just for today... be filled with gratitude."
- Dr. Mikao Usui
The quote above is one of the five Reiki Ideals:
Just for today… do not be angry.
Just for today… do not worry.
Just for today… be filled with gratitude.
Just for today… be devoted to your work.
Just for today… be kind to all others.
Dr. Mikao Usui, the founder of Reiki in Japan in 1922, says to repeat the Reiki Ideals once in the morning and once at night as the secret art of inviting happiness. I have found as I do this daily, there is a specific ideal that resonates for my day. Whether I am stressed, ungrounded, anxious or frustrated, when I come back to the ideals and my mantras, I truly regain happiness - just as Usui Sensei suggests. When I come back to a place of happiness, I in-turn feel joy, gratitude, abundance and wholeness. And these are the feelings we all want to feel, right?!
Since starting my Reiki business full time a couple of months ago, I have gone through a load of emotions. The highs, the lows, the good, and the bad. Every time I connect to Reiki, which has become an everyday (all day) delight, I am overwhelmed with the grace of gratitude. Grateful for wherever I may be in every moment. Grateful for the kismet and synchronistic times. The times where I feel the most joy in my interactions and sessions. Even the times that are more difficult I have learned are teaching me something. When I have days with open appointment blocks, I realize I am being gifted the time to focus on something else that may be calling my attention. Reiki has brought me and is continuing to bring me a calmness and an understanding. It is also unlocking infinite possibilities for me other than what may be obvious and right in front of me.
In the Reiki Master class, we learned about different levels of consciousness and specifically in my lineage, Usui/Holy Fire III, we receive a direct connection with the Reiki energy rather than it being passed through the teacher to the student. So we too, receive a direct connection with different levels of consciousness. An example being; The Consciousness of Divine Graces. Here lives the grace of gratitude, grace of forgiveness, grace of compassion, and grace of beauty. When we resonate at this level of consciousness, these graces are shown to us, in us and through us. I am grateful that I am able to connect with these Divine Graces to assist me in my daily life.
If you are interested in inviting the power of Reiki and the Divine Graces into your life, Live Life Reiki Studio is hosting a Reiki I & II Training Class at our Sherman Oaks, CA location November 22nd-23rd. Please visit our Classes Page and contact us to learn more!
We are also in this wonderful season of Thanksgiving, a time to reflect on all that we are thankful/grateful for and why. Take a moment now, outside of the holiday to think and recognize and truly appreciate ALL of the things happening in your life.
What are you grateful for today?
XX Ashley