Sometimes I just can't send Reiki

Many of you have heard me speak of Reiki. In layman's terms, Reiki is the process of taking the energy that exists around us everyday, pulling it into the practitioner's body, and directing it out through the practitioner's hands. Reiki can be done fully clothed, although I have heard of it being done with the recipient unclothed (I wouldn't do it that way), and in person or across time and distance.

I am a Reiki Master, although I have never really done sessions on non-family members or taught classes. One of the things I often do is "send" or direct energy to a person over distance and time, meaning that I don't have to place my hands on that person, nor do I have to even be near them. I send Reiki to a lot of people, sometimes it is at their request and sometimes I just see the need (the person can subconsciously reject the energy if it is truly unwanted).

Reiki doesn't have an agenda, nor will it take on the practitioner's agenda. The energy will help the person as it is needed most. I can't make Reiki tackle someone's migraines, for example, but I can direct the energy to the person's head or whole body. I should mention that Reiki isn't a quick fix, either. One session probably won't eliminate a migraine, but it may relax muscles and make that migraine a little less awful. Cancer is another beast entirely. Reiki can ease the pain and stress on the body of a cancer patient, but I have never seen anyone "cured". Another thing Reiki does is ease the transition from life to death by helping the person to be more at peace. This is where I run into problems.

Sometimes, when I know someone is really ill, I just don't want that person to die (don't we all feel that way at times?). I love that person, I will miss that person, it will hurt if that person is gone, and I don't want to see the family grieve. I try to set that aside most of the time since it's really not my call whether a person lives or dies, and most of us don't want to see our loved ones in pain, so I know that Reiki will help them. However, there are times when I just can't do it. I just can't send that person Reiki. Those are the days I give myself lots of Reiki, hoping that I can come to terms with life and everything it entails. Blessed be.