The Friday Five Good Things

Five good things that happened this week.

1. I got my ears lowered.

2. Went out to lunch with my friend, Teague.

3. And Teague surprised me with a Willow Tree Angel, "with affection."

4. Did a good deed and took my elderly neighbor, Prissy to the bank.

5. Finished the commission I was working on before the client deadline

Fire

The representation for fire in my meditation corner is a candle. (Very original! (-; ) Since I have a cat who loves to push items off tables, a candle isn't safe or practical. Several years ago, I found some tea lights at Michael's that use watch batteries and have a flickering bulb. All the ambiance of a candle without the worry of an open flame.

I re-purposed the wine glass I used to use when I lived at home with my parents. It's cut glass crystal and has a blue rim. The stem of the glass broke and even though it's been glued, it can't be used to drink from. The glue melted when the glass was washed. Wabi Sabi. The glass makes a perfect candle holder. While meditating or praying, I like to place the "lit" tea candle under the glass. I like the way the light flickers through the cut glass and at the reflection in the blue vase.

Qi Qong

Taken at Garden in the Woods, Framingham, MA

Beef combines Reiki and Qi Qong for stress relief. Qi Qong focuses on developing inner strength or Chi which is universal life force. The exercises have minimal movement. In nature, trees appear to stand still but their energy is focused on growth.

I can't always remember the Qi Qong exercises Beef showed me, but I found a site that has a 10 day program with easy to follow video. For free! http://developyourenergy.net/zhang-zhuang-chi-kung/chi-kung-the-energy-exercise/

I've been trying to make the Qi Qong exercises part of my Reiki meditation routine.

Air

My nephew gave me a few Willow Tree angels. This one with her sunflower represents my favorite season, Summer. Her sunflower looks like the sun radiating energy, too. On the meditation tray, she represents Air.

The Hands

The 21 stones Master Beef gave me, reside in a candy dish shaped like a pair of hands. As a child, I really loved this knick knack of my mother's and I hoped one day it would be mine. But somewhere along the 70 years my parents were married, the dish broke. I found the pieces in an upstairs room. I glued the pieces together as best I could. One of the fingers is missing. No matter. Wabi Sabi. The dish is still useful, still beautiful to me, and serves as a reminder how central hands are to Reiki.