Resistance. When our lives are going well, we are happy. There is little to resist. We are thrilled and grateful; and we may even take our good fortune for granted. But when life becomes difficult, how do we find answers to our problems? Do we look within when there is difficulty with a relationship, our health, or with our job? Or do we blame these problems on someone or something else? It’s human nature to resist change, because change is difficult. It takes a lot of effort and vigilance! If we ignore, deny, or gloss over that which we don’t want to see, deep down inside, we are hoping the pain will go away. Sometimes it seems to, but does it really? We may think our evasive efforts have dissolved the situation, but that underlying theme will reoccur until we look at it honestly. The form may change, but the substance will continue to be there.
Take, for example, relationships. When I was young, I was a timid person. I didn’t stand up for myself. I must not have thought I was important enough to be treated with respect. Many of my relationships did not work for me. I felt like people were either taking advantage of me or ignoring my needs. For many years, I was unhappy, angry, and at times, depressed. I kept dealing with the same problem, getting the same result, and wondered why this situation kept occurring.
At that time, had I been braver, more reflective, and taken an honest look at myself, I would have spared myself much unhappiness. But I didn’t want to face up to the fact that my self image and attitudes needed changing; that I really needed to look at myself critically. To find a solution to my discontent, however, it was necessary to stop resisting and consider reasonable changes that I could incorporate to make my life work better. Once I faced my blocks and made significant shifts, my life became much happier. It wasn’t easy, but I did it slowly and surely. Even though it was sometimes frightening, I worked through the fear. As I have often said, change can lead to growth. And even though growth may be difficult and/or painful, it can put us on another level of being. In growing, we become more competent and confident. We deal with our lives more maturely and in time become more peaceful, happy, and accepting of ourselves and others. It took a long time to overcome my stumbling blocks. Was it worth it? Indeed, it was.
So the questions are: Do we wish to continue nurturing our negative patterns? Or can we look at ourselves truthfully and decide it’s time to be on another path. If we want to travel a different road, we must stop resisting change. That means taking that good, honest, thorough look at what is happening in all aspects of our lives. Then ask ourselves why we are resisting and do something about it.
Change can be approached in numerous ways and Reiki can be one method of facilitating it. When we feel uncomfortable, uneasy, unhappy, ill, we are, of course, alive, but we don’t feel alive. This is because the energies in our bodies which keep us going, are blocked. Reiki can help unblock the flow of energy and help find the answer to why. Reiki can work with each of us to feel comfortable, peaceful, happy and at ease with ourselves. It can bring us into balance to be more productive in all areas. Is Reiki the only answer? Of course not. But it is a wonderful way to move our lives to a higher plane. If that is what you want, the first place to start is to look at the question: What and why do you resist?
