Running on Empty
We all have days like this.
I’m tired from the inside out. My body is tired. And, I’m tired of being tired.
When I get this tired, I feel low – lacking. Hopeless is the word for this moment.
I feel that my world simply left me out in the cold. My world dropped me off somewhere empty, shut the door, and plans to forget me.
There is no one out there for me. Nobody is offering me nourishment.
I am alone in this – alone and empty.
I am depleted.
There is only one way out of this: kindness.
Kindness is color in the black and white landscape.
When I feel this way, I turn to my old standby: Reiki therapy. When I receive a Reiki session, I reconnect to my inner strength. I see the magnificent rainbow color in the bleak black and white landscape.
The door is closed – but it is not locked. My task now is to open the door.
Thank you for reading this article.
Thurman Greco
I’m Getting By
How are you doing?
Sometimes, when we ask a person how you’re doing, we learn that you need to take a breath and pause.
Often, when a person says “I’m getting by”, the subject is about money. The vocabulary for “I’m getting by” includes frugality, guarding, security. “I’m Getting By” is really an accurate way of saying: I “Have only enough”.
If you are getting by, the chances are you’re addressing your money wounds.
This may be a good time for that. After all, we all have money issues.
Money is loaded with memories. They go back beyond our parents who themselves passed their parents’ own money stories down to us. Getting to the bottom line, money is a legacy. Everyone has a money legacy.
Take a moment to call up your first money memory.
Do you remember a time when saving crossed over the line into hoarding?
Do you journal? Have you ever journaled your money stories, memories, and issues? I don’t ever remember discussing journaling about money.
Serious healing can begin with money journaling. Money journaling addresses insecurities and abundance blocks passed down for generations.
Some day, when you have a chance, hold some coins in your hand and see them as mandalas – spiritual markers in your life. When you see mandalas instead of coins, the light in the room suddenly becomes more clear.
The mandalas represent the part of the self which is the core of your money interest and experience.
Have you thought about how trust blends with your money issues and your life goals? It seems these things are all braided together.
Money is not the end in itself. In the final analysis, it’s not the money. It’s how we respond to it and deal with it over time. It’s how we respond to the money in different situations in life.
Meditation will help you become aware of your inner money potential. Reiki and reflexology are two grounding and healing modalities which can help you explore your legacy and your future. Include healing modalities in your money growth whenever appropriate.
When things seem to be working well, prosperity flows into your life.
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Go Ahead – Make the Call
Long ago, and far away, it was possible for a person to know everything there was to know.
Today, I feel it is difficult to impossible to know even all there is to know about anything – let alone everything.
When you search, learn, and experience new things, tap into and lean on the knowledge and skills of others.
Use the skills, knowledge, and experience of others when you collaborate to grow, prosper, and develop your skills and direction.
Collaboration mixed with teamwork can smooth and balance your life journey.
Whatever you do, wherever you head, a strong support group is essential.
So, how do you do this?
For starters – ASK
That, in itself, can be a stretch. Nobody likes to admit needing things and not knowing things. But when you seek knowledge, you start from a foundation of not knowing.
So, what are you to do?
Well, journal entries can help.
Explore how it feels to know know what you need. Discuss the meaning of imperfect, wrong, and dependent.
How can you accelerate this growth to get to the other side easier? There is something you can do: Outsource
Action helps. Reach out.
Reach out to someone for help. This boils down to another vocabulary: ask, call, hire, order.
It also means that you can get more comfortable with being worthy. Go ahead. You can do it!
You’re worth it!
Ask questions. They can apply in your professional life, your social life, and in your romantic relationships.
How often can you benefit from knowing something new?
How hard is it to admit that you don’t know something?
How is your situation hindering your progress on your journey?
As you juggle all the tasks and requirements that you face at a given moment, If you reach out to someone for something you need, can you improve your situation?
Of course you can. Go ahead. Make the call!
Ask someone to help you plan your garden.
Ask around – who knows about a good job opening?
Call a friend for a recipe.
Hire someone to help paint a room.
Get your groceries delivered when things get crowded in your life.
Thanks for reading this article.
Thurman Greco
Sometimes, when contemplating the stretches that questions create in addition to the answers, it helps to schedule a Reiki or reflexology session.
Other times, take time out to consider the resources, allies, and experts you’ll be learning from next!
Thurman Greco
Are you saying “Maybe”?
This is the follow-on article to the previous post “For You: Plant Your Roots in Your Future”
Is it time to get comfortable with not being sure?
When you plan your future, the vocabulary changes: deciding – explore – commitment – collaborations – improve – unsure – teamwork
It’s okay!
For now, it’s time to concentrate on your job – your career. Sometimes, that’s a huge challenge.
A first obstacle to overcome is this: No matter what you seek, you’re worthy! You’re good enough! You can get there!
The way I see it, you can choose from three routes.
FIRST, you can stay with the job you have now and just focus on more money. What you’re looking for is a raise in pay for the same job skills.
SECOND, you can decide to advance your job skills. This can be a reality when you get on-the-job training or when your employer sends you to classes to enhance your skills. Or, you may enroll in a class or school on your own.
THIRD, you may opt to get on a totally different track. You may decide to change directions, companies, and skills. You may decide to absorb new skills as you apprentice in a new environment.
Whatever route you travel on, this is a good time to journal about the decisions you’re making. Use your journal to explore things you’re still unsure about.
Exploring your options before committing to a path can be a good thing.
Give yourself permission to work for the things you need until you attract everything you authentically deserve and receive.
This is worthiness. Don’t be afraid to ask for more safety and forgiveness.
Let your new and existing skills become the places where your inner self can hang out.
Include integrity in your decision-making. When you put time, attention, and skills into your search, you’ll know when things are going well and when they aren’t.
Remember that reflexology and Reiki are always available for you when you feel a need for grounding.
Thanks for reading this article.
Thurman Greco
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For You: Plant Your Roots in Your Future
This article is an invitation to invest your time in you.
My intention is that it is the beginning of something that will stay with you over time, as you plant your roots in a future – your future:
a new home
a new job
a new relationship.
But whatever you plant, I hope you feel more aligned with your surroundings and your inner self.
In short, I hope your future allows and encourages you to connect and grow in ways that heal and nurture your self.
In order for this to happen, I encourage you to make a vision board.
Your vision board can be magazine clippings covering a poster board. OR…
it can be a journal entry where you write an essay to your future self. OR…
it can be a sketched drawing of your future.
However you choose to create your wish list, design a reality you can work toward.
What does all this mean?
Well, for starters, it means that you juggle your energies as you balance your life as you live it today while you make way for your future. Pay attention to where your focus and energy are heading. Is your future waiting for you? Is there a sense of urgency on your path?
As you juggle your energies, you can get comfortable with your future. You may not always be sure about what is happening, though. Maybe, on some days, you’ll be saying “maybe”.
A journal may help clarify things when you explore the options you’re still deciding
about.
Take time to highlight those dreams you’re not sure you understand.
Commit to ideas and beliefs only when you are ready.
But, however, or whenever, you find your future, I’m pretty sure that you’ll know it when you find it.
Do not be afraid to admit when you are not really sure.
It’s okay to be unsure.
Still deciding is part of the journey.
Keep on exploring until you are ready
Along your path, know that Reiki and Reflexology are there for you.
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Sharing with Others
Are you more balanced than you think?
We all experience times when we don’t have enough and other times when too much is happening. Lack and plenty are normal throughout our lives. The pendulum swings back and forth at its own pace.
Something to learn early in life is this: To receive, it’s necessary to give. Life is easier for those who have learned to practice this daily. So, what, exactly, have they learned?
SHARE,
So, do you know how this works?
Those in service have learned that offering help, service, or time is a pathway to success. But, what does this mean? It means that several things work out well:
Volunteering for a activity,
Donating to a cause,
Personally, it means checking in with someone just to see how they are doing. It means that you give of yourself because you know what it feels like to need a helping hand along the way.
Sharing with others is a no-thanks-required way of life.
Sharing with others balances the energies of giving and receiving.
A good question to ask yourself: Is it time to give or receive? When you journal about people an situations where you show up, you can discover your answers.
Are you uninvited? What triggers the event? Do you feel you have to give something before you receive something? When you ask questions like these, it’s time to open yourself to experience the energies consciously.
when something is right, it feels good.
You may be more balanced than you realize. This becomes more obvious when you share your energies with no strings attached.
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