My Journey, So Far
by Chris, Reiki
Master
It’s hard to believe that JoAnn and I met in 1999,
when our children started Kindergarten together.
I knew from the start that she was someone I wanted to get to know
better. One day, in passing, she
mentioned her Reiki work, and I heard her passion, listened politely, and went
about my business. I didn't know it, but
a seed was planted.
I was attuned in
October, 2004 for Reiki I, and felt an immediate shift.
Besides my “blowtorch” hands, the biggest change I noticed was that I was now
followed, almost stalked, by animals of all sorts.
I started seeing the same one-legged finch near the local supermarket.
Undisturbed sleep became a thing of the past, as every night my cats
would find new ways to intertwine themselves with me. My neighbor’s 75-pound, three-legged shepherd wanted to be my
lap dog.
I quickly realized that this was my calling – to work with animals, to
help and heal that which they could not communicate.
I
had my Reiki II attunement in May, 2005, and my Master attunement on April 15,
2008. In
that time, I have continued to read, learn, practice, and experience spiritual
growth that in the past I never thought I needed or could achieve.
Animals and their people continue to seek me out, and I continue to offer
them whatever I can.
Why else are we here, if not to make each other laugh, share love, and
help the voiceless?
Two of my other Reiki teachers:
Six-Toed Sid and Mandy the Wonder Dog
Lots of people talk to
animals.... Not very many listen, though.... That's the problem.
Benjamin Hoff, The Tao of
Pooh