While going through the cancer journey, I have been wondering about healing. What is healing? I realise it is not fixing, it may or may not mean curing. So far a challenge seems to be an invitation to an unfolding, a blossoming, an invitation to reclaim wholeness. Perhaps it is being able to look beyond the duality or the judgement of illness and wellness, comfort and pain…
I like the phrase ‘healing and reconciling’ especially when using the second degree Reiki practice for a situation. Contemplating healing at this point in my life, one layer of it seems deep acceptance of what is. One of my go to poems in such moments is Guesthouse by Rumi.
This poem isn’t just about accepting, it is actively encouraging us to welcome what life is bringing our way!
The thought of treating each guest honourably for he may be clearing me out for some new delight gives me hope and strength. It helps me stay positive and keep my heart open to what is. It inspires me to trust the wisdom of the bigger picture.
I can see that this journey is already helping me to live life quite differently to how I have been living!
The cancer diagnosis is taking me deeper into the healing process. I am learning to not go to my practice, whether it is Reiki, meditation, yoga, creativity or some other practice, looking to feel better. I have started to seek strength, wisdom and inspiration that is needed to be able to look more deeply into the situation.