| This is a guaranteed formula that will help you | | | | situation, or if its something that you need to |
| improve all of your relationships! It sounds too | | | | accept as being out of your control. Refusing to |
| good to be true doesn't it? Well, it's something | | | | become attached to needless worries will help |
| that will take effort and attention, but if you | | | | your relationships by allowing you to offer a more |
| follow the formula honestly, you will indeed find | | | | stress free, calmer person to be in relationship |
| your relationships improving. It's based on the | | | | with. You'll be able to sleep better at night too! |
| Ethical Principles used by Reiki Practitioners. | | | | The next principle, be grateful and humble is |
| Applying these principles towards your | | | | pretty self-explanatory. The question is how does |
| relationships will benefit you and the people you | | | | that benefit your relationships? Having gratitude |
| are involved with considerably. | | | | for the people in your life helps you to feel more |
| Reiki is a form of natural healing that is becoming | | | | love for them and not take them for granted. |
| increasingly popular throughout the world. You can | | | | Being humble does not mean to be a doormat. It |
| find Reiki courses through Master/Teachers, | | | | means to keep from becoming arrogant or |
| including myself. Colleges and continuing education | | | | expecting that the people in your life should cater |
| facilities are also offering classes to teach you | | | | to you without your reciprocated efforts. When a |
| how to use Reiki for yourself and as a | | | | relationship is difficult, the hardest thing to do is to |
| practitioner working with others. This article is | | | | create a list of what you are grateful for within |
| about a part of Reiki that you don't need any | | | | that relationship, which is exactly when it serves |
| type of formal training for. | | | | you best to make sure and do it. |
| The Ethical Principles of Reiki were created as a | | | | In regard to improving relationships, the principle |
| secret of inviting happiness through many | | | | of doing your work with appreciation will pertain |
| blessings: For today only, anger not, worry not. Be | | | | to the work you do to maintain your relationships. |
| grateful and humble. Do your work with | | | | Sometimes working to keep a smooth and |
| appreciation. Be kind to all beings. | | | | beneficial relationship with other people can be a |
| The most important thing to remember about | | | | true effort. Approach that work with honesty and |
| these principles is "For Today Only". It's much | | | | appreciation, just for today. |
| easier to focus on new habits or goals if you put | | | | To be deeply honest, if there is no appreciation in |
| your efforts in small segments. Remembering to | | | | the tasks you have accepted within that |
| use these principles one day at a time will make it | | | | relationship, you need to let it go, or work on |
| easier for you to focus on them too. You might | | | | redefining the relationship. For an example of doing |
| want to create some signs you can put in | | | | your work with appreciation, when dealing with a |
| strategic places around your home or office to as | | | | difficult boss or coworker, look for appreciation |
| a reminder for yourself. | | | | coming from how you feel about being able to |
| Anger not, worry not is probably the most | | | | have the job you have. Let that appreciation |
| misunderstood principle. It's natural and healthy to | | | | show with your relationship with the difficult boss |
| feel anger, and to worry from time to time. The | | | | or coworker. |
| principle pertains to how you react to that anger | | | | If you can't find anything at all to be appreciative |
| and worry. Learn the lessons you need to learn | | | | about the relationship and the efforts you are |
| from feeling anger or worry then let it go might | | | | making to succeed in the relationship, then move |
| be a better way to present the principle. | | | | on from it. You are not being beneficial to your |
| Let's discuss anger first. Becoming angry is a | | | | own life or the other person if there is nothing |
| signal that something is not going the way you | | | | good to be found in your involvement with them. |
| expected or wanted it to. It's also a "cover up" | | | | If it's a child or parent you are dealing with, you |
| emotion for fear and hurt. If you notice yourself | | | | might not want to completely move on, you may |
| feeling angry, accept that feeling lovingly. Get to | | | | just need to create some space for awhile and |
| the bottom of why you are feeling that way. You | | | | come back to it, or consider counseling to heal |
| can then decide how to react to the anger or | | | | the problems that are causing you to be stuck in |
| worry in a way that is healthy and positive. Make | | | | negative thoughts and feelings about your |
| it a point to always reflect on your feelings | | | | relationship with them. |
| before you share them with others; this helps | | | | The last principle, be kind to all beings is another |
| them from coming out in a negative or | | | | self-explanatory principle. But how many of us |
| destructive way. | | | | forget to shower those closest to us with |
| When it comes to relationships, people involved | | | | unconditional kindness? This is by far the most |
| with you will be grateful that you handled your | | | | beneficial relationship improving technique ever. |
| anger in a peaceful way with them without lashing | | | | Even if you are very angry or upset by another |
| out or becoming destructive. They will be more | | | | person's behavior towards you, you can still use |
| open to helping you overcome your anger and | | | | manners and communicate in a calm |
| your relationship will be improved. | | | | non-threatening, non-blaming way. |
| Worry is an insidious habit that keeps our stress | | | | I hope you take time to experiment with these |
| levels rocketing. Did you know that most worry is | | | | principles to see how they can be of benefit in |
| based on the past or the future? Simply drawing | | | | your own life. If you would like to discuss any of |
| your attention back to the immediate present will | | | | the topics mentioned more in-depth, or would like |
| alleviate most of your worry. If the worry is | | | | to share how these principles work for you, |
| about something that is happening right this | | | | please email me. |
| minute, find out what you can do to help that | | | | |